Attention Fairchild Freaks!
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bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
Yep - I owned a 412-2 that had it. Definitely a cool feature.
Most 412 platters had the pop-up 45 adapter, even if they had no provision for running at 45rpm. Some of the later 1A/1B models did not.
Hard to know whether it's a 411 or 412 then I guess.
bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
I was looking at the metal speed changer knob. I've only seen the metal ones on the 411.
Is that basically a 412 with a top plate?
Looks similar with a different motor assembly
bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
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Missing the speed selector mechanism.
bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
Never heard or owned one, but it seems to use most of the same components as the 412 (bearing, platter, drive system).
Doesn't have the suspended motor that the early 412s have, so maybe you get a little more noise with the 755. Interestingly, later 412s have a similar motor mounting arrangement.
From the brochures I've seen, the 755 was targeted towards the broadcast market.
The CL table is priced pretty high for what it is. Would love to own a 7xx series fairchild someday.
Doesn't have the suspended motor that the early 412s have, so maybe you get a little more noise with the 755. Interestingly, later 412s have a similar motor mounting arrangement.
From the brochures I've seen, the 755 was targeted towards the broadcast market.
The CL table is priced pretty high for what it is. Would love to own a 7xx series fairchild someday.
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I also believe its over priced since it isn't original and it's been modified, does not look like it matches up to the quality of the other 7xx series tables.
What are the other 7xx series tables?
Looks like the 750 also uses the same bearing/platter/belt system as the 412.
The 411 and late production 412s used the "borg death cube" motor. They're suspended, just not on the potbelly Barry isolators like the Papst motor used in the first 60% or so of 412 production. The tables with the "death cube" used the same Lord isolators as Rek-O-Kut and Empire. Rather astonishingly, both types of isloator are still in production, 60+ years later. The Lord mounts being somewhat easier to buy, due to their use in Empire and RoK tables. Only a handful of manufacturers used the Barry mounts that I'm aware of, and all were low production companies (Fairchild, HH Scott, Pickering, and Gray).
The 411 and late production 412s used the "borg death cube" motor. They're suspended, just not on the potbelly Barry isolators like the Papst motor used in the first 60% or so of 412 production. The tables with the "death cube" used the same Lord isolators as Rek-O-Kut and Empire. Rather astonishingly, both types of isloator are still in production, 60+ years later. The Lord mounts being somewhat easier to buy, due to their use in Empire and RoK tables. Only a handful of manufacturers used the Barry mounts that I'm aware of, and all were low production companies (Fairchild, HH Scott, Pickering, and Gray).
