> [Vintage-Audio] Garrard Zero 100 info needed

[Vintage-Audio] Garrard Zero 100 info needed

Rick Gouge VER7RiK vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net
Mon May 6 21:42:01 2002


Thanks Duane. I thought that maybe it might be something like that. How do
you like this turntable? Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer@usol.com>
To: <vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Garrard Zero 100 info needed


> Rick,
>
> Many of them were sold that way. The case was an option. I built my own.
It was
> for an AT-70.
>
> Duane W8DBF
>
> ----------
> From: Rick Gouge  VER7RiK <ve7rik@midbc.com>
> To: vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Garrard Zero 100 info needed
> Date: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:20 PM
>
> Hi Gerry, That great. thankyou very much for the info. I find it very hard
> to beleave how good of shape this unit is in, The stylist is like brandnew
> and the whole turntable is like mint but it has no deck to mount it on. it
> looks like someone took it off or it was used in a consul type cabnet.
Rick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Steffens" <gsteffens@charter.net>
> To: <vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Garrard Zero 100 info needed
>
>
> > I looked at the Zero 100 but bought the SL-95B.  As I remember, they are
> > adjusted in similar fashion.
> >
> > I'm dealing with about 30 year recall here so there may be some
fuzziness
> in
> > the old visions.
> >
> > Set the tracking force adjustment to zero (I think this is a dial on the
> > tone arm that sticks out from the side).
> >
> > Set the anti-skate adjustment to zero also.  I think this is a small
slide
> > weight on an arm that raises from the support point as the tone arm
tracks
> > inward.
> >
> > Once in this position set the tonearm in the middle of a record.  Loosen
> the
> > weight on the back of the arm, slide the weight on the back of the tone
> arm
> > back and forth to achieve balance with the needle just barely off the
> > record. Tighten the weight at this point.
> >
> > Then set the tracking force using the dial as specified for the
cartridge.
> > Then set the small sliding weight antiskate to the same number as the
> > tracking force.
> >
> > The rod alongside the arm keeps the cartridge at 90 degrees to the
record
> > groove as it tracks inward on the record.
> >
> > If you don't know the tracking force for the cartridge, start at about
1.0
> > and play a record.  If it skips, increase by 1/2 grams until the
cartridge
> > tracks (doesn't skip grooves).  Always keep the anti-skate number equal
to
> > the tracking force.
> >
> > That kind of does it I think????
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rick Gouge VER7RiK" <ve7rik@midbc.com>
> > To: <vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:48 PM
> > Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Garrard Zero 100 info needed
> >
> >
> > > Since everybody is on the subject of Garrard turntables. I have this
> > Garrard
> > > Zero 100 sitting here and it sure looks like a pro type turn table. It
> is
> > > very well constructed and the weight system is one that i have never
> send
> > > before on a turntable. it has a slid weight on the arm that looks like
> the
> > > style you would see on scales in a bucther shop weighscale. the main
arm
> > has
> > > a rail running along side of it about one half inch away. looks abit
> like
> > it
> > > could be a brace maybe. Does anybody know anything about this jewel ?
> Rick
> > >
> > >
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