Garrard 301- preferred rebuilder? Tonearm?

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Latest update. Tonearm back in the US after Romain Kroehling at EMT Service rewired it for a 7-pin connector. This one was originally sold intended to be used on an EMT table rather than standalone. Note how the old wires left a funny impression in the styrofoam.

This is the first time I’m really inspecting it. Truly was new-in-box!

And it certainly has traveled more than many people. From Lahr to Japan where it sat somewhere for a few decades, then from there to my home in Florida; from here to Mulhouse, France… and various stops in between. Now back to Florida. And soon it’ll be off to Bobland so he can be sure he sets up the antiskate properly. It goes through the bottom of the plinth, interestingly.

 

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Anyone ever deal with UPS losing something higher-value? 🤨

It seems they’ve lost the EMT step-up transformer and cartridge. I “opened an investigation” but I’ve been handed off to fifteen different offshore customer service reps who have no idea what the other is doing.

Edit: looks like they declared it lost and paid out a claim. Ugh.

 

[adnick]

It’s better that they lost it vs just damaging it, at least they have a level of culpability that can’t be ignored ….

 

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It’s better that they lost it vs just damaging it, at least they have a level of culpability that can’t be ignored ….

True. But still, I’ve never opened a claim and had a payout twenty-four hours later. Must’ve been some event I don’t know about.

 

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Main bearing finally arrived from CTC. Now mounted in a test plinth with a tonearm for listening tests!

 

[gortnipper]

Purty

 

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I can report a very good experience buying from Studiotechnik Dusch. They promptly sent a new SUT and cartridge, and were also extremely helpful in minimizing the tariffs so I wasn’t double-charged considering the loss of the last package. Benjamin Dusch, my point of contact throughout, is a very prompt and effective communicator and I wouldn’t hesitate doing business with them again. Perhaps if I had a whole EMT table… 💸

The 301 will soon be on the way here. Now I just await Bobland to complete the plinth.