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Originally Posted by RetroHacker
The problem with the record players of that vintage, is that the idler wheel (the rubber thing that drives the turntable) is almost certainly shot at this point. The rubber just dries up and ages. Getting replacement parts for these is pretty much impossible, and while there are services out there to repair/re-rubber the wheels, I haven't heard of anyone that's had good luck with one.
-Ian
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Phonographs are a long way from being obsolete, as many folks (such as some of our own members here at AK with their 3-way TV consoles, not to mention our members in the audio forums who all but swear by vinyl, contending that vinyl records sound better than even the best cassettes or CDs), have old vinyl records they still listen to on occasion. I can't believe it is "pretty much impossible" these days to get replacements for phonograph idler wheels. If a brand new (NOS or NIB) replacement isn't available (I think that's what you meant), a used one could always be taken from a junked turntable or changer. That's what I would do if I were restoring a vintage phono, radio-phono or three-way combo.