I disassembled the cabinet, stripped it, smoothed the wood, pore filled it, applied a new decal, and gave it 8 coats of hand rubbed shellac. Once the shellac was completely dry the cabinet was reassembled. Hardware was re-nickeled if needed and all pieces were polished to a
high luster. Then they were put back in the cabinet. Bed plate, top casting, and motor frame were stripped to bear metal. No evidence of cracks or damage was found so the motor frame was repainted silver and the paint was sealed. Bed plate and top casting were smoothed, primed, pore-filled to fix any imperfections in the castings, then painted with 4 coats of black. Each layer was sanded and smoothed between coats. A decal kit was applied and feathered in for the striping along with six coats of clear, sanded and smoothed between coats. The ID tag was polished and clear coated before being returned to the machine, making it easier to read and beautiful against the black paint. New brass rivets were machined to hold the ID tag in place.

Before the motor was reassembled, the springs were removed, cleaned of all old grease and grim, and repacked (with my sweet wife's help) using "extreme pressure grease." Triumph spring barrels are TOUGH because there are 3 springs in one barrel. No wheel bearing grease for me! The governor was disassembled and all brass parts were polished to a high luster for smoother running. A new aluminum pulley was machined and installed. I was able to test run the motor and it purred like a kitten.

The reproducers were disassembled and polished. Each inside cone was polished, increasing sound volume and clarity. New sapphires were needed and added to the stylus bars, the diaphragms were cleaned and polished, then reassembled.

I reassembled the complete phonograph. The original shaver attachment was missing so I built an aluminum plate to fit into that spot. You can see it in the picture. A new drive belt was hand stitched like the originals. Once the machine was together I had trouble with the tracking. Sleuthing pointed to the mandrel end gate bearing so I machined a new one and the phonograph ran perfectly.

This Triumph ran so well and looked so good I wanted to keep it for myself, but I had to give it back to Mr. Hoyt. He was thrilled and promptly gave me more restorations to do. Another satisfied customer! All the work I do is guaranteed for a year.