At one time, this was one of the best changers on the market. That time,
however, was long ago<G>. If I were setting up a rig to play LP's today, I
would not chose one of these.
Mechanically, these are a nightmare to repair, although the usual symptoms
are often the result of the lubricant turning to cement from age. The big
issue in getting one up and running is the idler wheel. These have not been
available for at least 20 years, and the only solution, if you need one, is
to send the original out to a rebuilding service. Should cost somewhere in
the neighborhood of $35 plus shipping. The original cartridges for these
were magnetic types with "standard" 1/2 inch mounting. Any modern magnetic
with the same mounting should work fine. Shure and Pickering made most of
the cartridges during the "changer era" and many are still around. Styli
should be no problem. Audio Technica makes some decent units also. Grado's
are fine also.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce - KB6LWN/rcc <kb6lwn@qsl.net>
To: Keith and the Group <vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net>
Date: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:11 PM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Speaking of Garrard Changers (was: Pilot Radio
Corp)
>I just recently acquired a "Type A" 'table and the guy
>up in Oregon (Portland Area) that shipped it, left the
>tonearm unsecured, so needless to say that when it got
>here (finally) - the needle was trashed from bouncing
>around on the platter :( The cart may be damaged too.
>>Other than that - it seems to be in fairly good shape,
>although I can't get it to operate in 'manual mode'
>(always retracts to shutoff at end of record).
>>Could someone advise on a good (although not expensive)
>replacement needle/cartridge for this equipment ?
>It doesn't need to be 'top shelf' at this time, but it
>should track well and be capable of playing some older
>LP's that I intend to transfer to tape/CD, w/o making
>them any worse.
>>Thanks - Bruce
>>On Mon, 6 May 2002, Keith R. Erickson wrote:
>>> The Main unit is a Model C-1706 with Garrard Changer, FA-540 Tuner(no
tubes)
>> and it had at one time a SA-232 Amp.
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