Hello Nakers.
I found my grandfather's old record player in me mum's attic. Took it down and started asking questions online and it turns out it's a pretty rare and very desirable machine.

So obviously I ripped it all apart and re-wired it. With a new cartridge I'll have a functional, 51 year old collectable turntable for pennies. Good weekend.
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:31, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

you need two mate, steampunk decks for playing Wilfcore

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:34, Reply)

I MIGHT BUILD ONE OUT OF BRASS SPROCKETS AND BIKE GEARS!!!

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:36, Reply)

with a valve powered mixer

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:36, Reply)

And a glass chassis so you can see all the pointless, functionless, useless
cogs what I put in there to try and make 200 year old technology seem more Victorian spinning around worthlessly!!!
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:38, Reply)

ah, much like Pioneer stuff with all the flashing lights

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:39, Reply)

It's a shame Monty isn't about.
I'm sure he'd be interested for a couple of seconds. Likes his turntables, that man.
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:41, Reply)

unless it's technics or vestax I'm out
Then again, Pioneer are strongly rumoured to be bringing out a turntable. Chances are it''ll have a screen and flashing lights.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:44, Reply)

It ent one of yourn scritchy scratchy wiggedy whack "decks", that's fo' sho'

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:45, Reply)

Direct drive or GTFO

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:46, Reply)

This one has an idler wheel!

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:49, Reply)

a what?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:55, Reply)

Instead of a drive belt, the motor drives a wheel that in turn spins the platter.

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:58, Reply)

gears instead of a belt?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:00, Reply)

No gears, the speed's set by a lever that pushes the wheel further out towards the edge of the platter.
Means you can set any speed you like, not just go between 33, 45, 78 etc.
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:03, Reply)

pitch control then.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:06, Reply)

Yeah, but you wouldn't want to use it for beat matching.

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:08, Reply)

I heard that technics added pitch control on the sl mk 2
Because at the time it was common for classical records to be pressed badly, and off key. So by speeding up or slowing down the record you could correct the pitch.

Hence varispeed often being referred to as 'pitch correction'.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:19, Reply)

Yeah, as I understand it, records labelled as "78" were pretty often more accurately described
as "78-ish, or thereabouts". If my maths is right, my turntable can correct up to a speed of about 85.
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:22, Reply)

anything melodic sounds shit past about +/- 4.
CDJs can keep the pitch locked and just increase tempo.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:26, Reply)

Hey, it'll go with your grandad's car!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:05, Reply)

My grandpa had excellent taste in cars.
Until he bought a Rover 75 :(

Never had a Golf, though. Certainly not one with a 180bhp modified engine. I doubt he'd have approved, but what can I say? I'm a rude boy prick.
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:07, Reply)