[78-L] One question about mainspring greasing

[Leroy Barco]

Iñigo,

As a sometimes reseller of machines, I do a minimal all around
rehabilitation of the machines, with the primary part of the rehab being
rebuilding and adjusting the reproducer.

For the springs, I patiently allow pure silicone spray from the hardware
store to seep into the springbarrel openings while the spring is winding
down.

I'm sure others will have thoughts about this, but it stops thumps/jumps on
unwinding and frees up portable springs that could not play through a ten
inch 78 so that they will.

Will it last many years? I don't know but no one has brought a machine back
yet.

Regards,
        LeRoy

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Iñigo Cubillo <i.cubillo at telefonica.net>wrote:

...I've been searching for a suitable grease for mainsprings in gramophones
since long years ago....

  "Sticky Springs" Inigo,
from Madrid, SPAIN