Look what the cat dragged in (two Garrards)

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Originally Posted by ian r

I am very impressed how you have bought this on so quickly and it looks great

Thanks Ian. It doesn't feel quick. I can't wait to have the painting finished and the deck back in operation.

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Originally Posted by gortnipper

Very very nice. Put some Rollerblock Jr footers on it - you can surely afford them now with the JS sale. They really are the best thing for the Garrards, and I have tried a few.

Had a look at them. They seem to provide no vertical isolation. As such, a stiff platform suspended by three elastic bands would probably be more effective at isolation.

My improvised squash ball feet provide good absorption and isolation in three axes, not just two. They also exhibit something close to critical damping, whereas the Rollerblocks look underdamped and inclined to horizontal resonance.

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Originally Posted by jonnoshore

Rasher,

I got tingles down my spine when I read this. Would be a shame to split the kit up wouldn't it.

Look, I hear you, but bear this in mind: any part sold will very likely go to a loving home and meet lots of other interesting equipment. None of this kit, perhaps with the exception of the transformers, is particularly rare, so there's no harm in any of it starting a new life in a new system which may continue to give daily pleasure for another fifty years. It's better that the kit is restored, maintained and used regularly by enthusiasts rather than sitting there gathering dust in original but fossilised state. When I found it, the gear was together, but moribund and in some danger. It's best chance of survival is if each part goes where it is most valued.

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[martin clark]

Lovely!

Dare I suggest you'll need to wear a gingham dress and bobby sox to hear at its best in that colour though

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...or drive one of these:



That's the 1963 model. Same year as this deck.

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...or better still, one of these:



And when I listen to the Beach Boys I dream of heading for the coast in one of these:

[Zaphod]

Nooo.. it's british.. in '63 this would have been the thing..

Fastest thing on the road at the time, and the prettiest car of all time

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No shortage of British pale blue and white from that era:

[Yank]

[ian r]

It will sell well in Germany but I think you should hold on the blue fin thing.

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Originally Posted by Yank

That's the spirit!

I'm open to suggestions about what colour to do the next one...

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I've been listening to the pale blue 301 for several days now, and it absolutely rocks. Punchy driving bass is the key. I didn't think I would enjoy the deck this much. I've got a new Shure M97Xe on the SME 3009, which I've thoroughly cleaned and serviced. The SME looks almost brand new now, and there's no play, with all movements very smooth. In the balanced position it responds to the slightest puff of breath in all directions. In the morning I just can't wait to get back to the man cave and twist those great clunky levers to start a day of non-stop vinyl bliss.

The other Jorgen Schous are up on a well-known auction site in case anyone is interested. I expect they'll go for less than the last pair.

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Yet more plinth porn:

[beathunters]

porn indeed!