Winding Spring ~ Monday, June 19, 2023

This rod is connects the crank handle of the #Amberola #RecordPlayer to the spring, so that you can wind it up. What looks like threading is actually a spring wrapped around it, which works with that little leverish thing (a pawl) to keep the crank handle from going backwards--when you wind up the spring, you want that energy to be released by running the machine, not by turning the handle back. The spring is supposed have an end sticking out that goes through a hole in the pawl, but it's broken off. I'm attaching a picture of a replacement spring someone is selling for comparison. Hopefully I can get the spring off and just straighten out part of it to replace the broken off bit, and not need to order a replacement.