What Turntable(s) Do You Have ?
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TD124 with SME 3009 v2 improved!
I think everyone here knows my decks by now....
The Prodigal Son Technics SP-10 MkII
And my hot blonde...... Micro Seiki BL-99V.
The Prodigal Son Technics SP-10 MkII
And my hot blonde...... Micro Seiki BL-99V.
mfrench
Senior Member
Todays quarantine project became fixing Photofucket tainted images in some posts. These are truly exciting times that we live in.
as follows, thus far:
Audrey:
Early 50’s Presto Recording Corp 15G2 3-spd radio broadcast idler drive, in customized heavy birch plinth 1930’s Art-Deco radio cabinet. GE A1-500 arm, GE Triple Play cartridge - GE A1-400 stacked corner speakers, as single mono speaker.
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Stoned Again (second soapstone plinth):
Mid-50’s Presto Recording Corp Pirouette T-18 Idler drive, Rat-rod’d, on custom soapstone plinth
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Lucille 1959 Bogen-Presto B-P B60, and, matching MCM console with a mounted 1961 B-P B61. Both heavy platter Lenco decks.
Lucille:
B61 and MCM console, w/ Lucille in empty slot, suggesting dual console build?
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Flinston:
1963 Bogen-Presto B-51HP mod, on custom soapstone plinth
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Pioneer PL-7e 3-speeed idler:
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Woody:
1975 Lenco L75 Idler Drive on custom Birch ply plinth, with two 12” Cherry Wood tonearms.
This deck made to be a step-twin to the Presto Pirouette T-18, in appearance
hifihaven.org
as follows, thus far:
Audrey:
Early 50’s Presto Recording Corp 15G2 3-spd radio broadcast idler drive, in customized heavy birch plinth 1930’s Art-Deco radio cabinet. GE A1-500 arm, GE Triple Play cartridge - GE A1-400 stacked corner speakers, as single mono speaker.
Audrey: Presto 15G2 and GE/GE/GE Mono Console
This is my mono console, Audrey. This is the build thread. Some have already seen her, others, maybe not. I'm approaching this thread as an original, so hopefully different insight. I'm going to start with the way that Audrey was built; in the gathering of the bits to build her; after her...
hifihaven.org
Stoned Again (second soapstone plinth):
Mid-50’s Presto Recording Corp Pirouette T-18 Idler drive, Rat-rod’d, on custom soapstone plinth
1955 Presto T-18 Pirouette, on Soapstone Plinth
This is a 1955'ish Presto Recording Corporation T-18 Pirouette This one becomes a custom driveline hot rod; with a modern DC motor and hall sensor speed controller card, with redesigned internal idler rim drive. We don't know this is going to happen until long into an attempted faithful...
hifihaven.org
Lucille 1959 Bogen-Presto B-P B60, and, matching MCM console with a mounted 1961 B-P B61. Both heavy platter Lenco decks.
Lucille:
B61 and MCM console, w/ Lucille in empty slot, suggesting dual console build?
Lucille: Bogen-Presto B-60 and Her Sister B-P B-61
Bogen-Presto B-60, from apprx. 1959 This one is labeled as a B-60, but, has a heavy platter as a stock item. Those who know Lenco will swear that the heavy platter didn't start until the B61 model, a year later (c.60/61). But, this one is stock, and has the heavy platter. On arrival, the...
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Flinston:
1963 Bogen-Presto B-51HP mod, on custom soapstone plinth
Flinston: Bogen-Presto BP-51_HP-mod on Soapstone
1963 Bogen-Presto B51 Light Platter suitcase. The amplifier was dead, and the speaker torn. This is the start of a long odyssey for this deck. It eventually becomes my daily driver. This is where it started: edited to remove the wretched photofucket images, and post real ones in their place.
hifihaven.org
Pioneer PL-7e 3-speeed idler:
1964 Pioneer PL-7e Idler Drive
Pioneer PL-7e Idler Drive, from 1964 (seller pics, first three) It was listed as not working; that it would start to run, and then would stop running. I won it as an entry auction price because of this, and figured that I'd try to get it working. When I got it, it did exactly as described. It...
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Woody:
1975 Lenco L75 Idler Drive on custom Birch ply plinth, with two 12” Cherry Wood tonearms.
This deck made to be a step-twin to the Presto Pirouette T-18, in appearance
Woody: A Lenco L75 Heavy Platter Idler Drive
Lenco L75 heavy platter idler drive. Purchase from original owner. It even had a really nice condition smoked plastic dust cover. This one is another that is going to be changed.
hifihaven.org
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Todays quarantine project became fixing Photofucket tainted images in some posts. These are truly exciting times that we live in.
as follows, thus far:
Audrey:
Early 50’s Presto Recording Corp 15G2 3-spd radio broadcast idler drive, in customized heavy birch plinth 1930’s Art-Deco radio cabinet. GE A1-500 arm, GE Triple Play cartridge - GE A1-400 stacked corner speakers, as single mono speaker.
Audrey: Presto 15G2 and GE/GE/GE Mono Console
This is my mono console, Audrey. This is the build thread. Some have already seen her, others, maybe not. I'm approaching this thread as an original, so hopefully different insight. I'm going to start with the way that Audrey was built; in the gathering of the bits to build her; after her...
Stoned Again (second soapstone plinth):
Mid-50’s Presto Recording Corp Pirouette T-18 Idler drive, Rat-rod’d, on custom soapstone plinth
1955 Presto T-18 Pirouette, on Soapstone Plinth
This is a 1955'ish Presto Recording Corporation T-18 Pirouette This one becomes a custom driveline hot rod; with a modern DC motor and hall sensor speed controller card, with redesigned internal idler rim drive. We don't know this is going to happen until long into an attempted faithful...
Lucille 1959 Bogen-Presto B-P B60, and, matching MCM console with a mounted 1961 B-P B61. Both heavy platter Lenco decks.
Lucille:
B61 and MCM console, w/ Lucille in empty slot, suggesting dual console build?
Show us your Idler drive tables.
Nate, Yeah, DIY jobber. Its an L75 turret pivot. I used a pair of tiny precision sealed bearings as the vertical pivot. They are mounted into the arm wand. From there, a few homemade hangers and flanges. The arm is a lamination of 1/8" aluminum plate and a veneer of soapstone. The I sanded it...
Flinston:
1963 Bogan-Presto B-51HP mod, on custom soapstone plinth
Flinston: Bogen-Presto BP-51_HP-mod on Soapstone
1963 Bogen-Presto B51 Light Platter suitcase. The amplifier was dead, and the speaker torn. This is the start of a long odyssey for this deck. It eventually becomes my daily driver. This is where it started: edited to remove the wretched photofucket images, and post real ones in their place.
Pioneer PL-7e 3-speeed idler:
Show us your Idler drive tables.
Nate, Yeah, DIY jobber. Its an L75 turret pivot. I used a pair of tiny precision sealed bearings as the vertical pivot. They are mounted into the arm wand. From there, a few homemade hangers and flanges. The arm is a lamination of 1/8" aluminum plate and a veneer of soapstone. The I sanded it...
Woody:
1975 Lenco L75 Idler Drive on custom Birch ply plinth, with two 12” Cherry Wood tonearms.
This deck made to be a step-twin to the Presto Pirouette T-18, in appearance
Woody: A Lenco L75 Heavy Platter Idler Drive
Lenco L75 heavy platter idler drive. Purchase from original owner. It even had a really nice condition smoked plastic dust cover. This one is another that is going to be changed.
Gosh ...this is a real education and so great to see.
mfrench
Senior Member
You bet! I hate the photobucket taint. I've already tried fixing the taint once, but, it came back to bite. So, this time, the links got pulled, and, new images uploaded. I could not find all of the images to be replaced. So some still have the taint. I'll work on fixing those as I find them.
If anyone finds more, let me know, I'd be glad to fix them; I'm just not sure what and where that might need to be.
And,... thanks to the staff here for allowing the Edit option to be available to those of us that know how to use it, properly.
If anyone finds more, let me know, I'd be glad to fix them; I'm just not sure what and where that might need to be.
And,... thanks to the staff here for allowing the Edit option to be available to those of us that know how to use it, properly.
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I'll have to compile the list.
Yes . That’s one of my mono rigs.
That is a much better start I began with ...my first table was a simple BSR changer in a portable record player...What matters in this hobby though is enjoying the music. It is nice to have good even exotic tables and amps etc , even speakers , but the main thing is to enjoy your music and never to lose sight of that........Enjoy this site too......it is an excellent one and very unique ....unlike some sites people get on here and exchange views without ego or one-up-person-ship......that makes it a very nice site to be a member of.
Thanks for your input and kind words. Yes indeed, the music is most important and I agree, this is a great site. Cheers 🍻
Doghouse Riley
Senior Junior Member
I bought this new in 1972.
A Philips 308
I've changed the belt a couple of times and have a spare.
I used to use this Philips 790 tuner/amp and Goodmans Havant speakers. I bought at the same time.
But the 790 died about fifteen years ago. I've since been using this Leak 2000 I bought second-hand
I've both an original Shure M75 EJ and M75 ED cartridge.
The Sharp cassette deck is of a similar age.
Everything works as it should.
I don't play a lot of vinyl other than on these.
They use Shure N44C carts
Or mp3s on these, through the Leak.
A Philips 308
I've changed the belt a couple of times and have a spare.
I used to use this Philips 790 tuner/amp and Goodmans Havant speakers. I bought at the same time.
But the 790 died about fifteen years ago. I've since been using this Leak 2000 I bought second-hand
I've both an original Shure M75 EJ and M75 ED cartridge.
The Sharp cassette deck is of a similar age.
Everything works as it should.
I don't play a lot of vinyl other than on these.
They use Shure N44C carts
Or mp3s on these, through the Leak.
inthewoodsnolonger
AARP Member
Cosmos Eclipse/Triplaner/DV
That's the "Bomb"!
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