AtticRat
New Member
Garrard 301 virgin here. My first tt was a stack-able record Garrard given to me by my brother when I was 14, 43 years ago. I had completely forgotten about it until recently when I got back into listening to my record collection, after a 15 year hiatus. Last weekend I was out searching for vinyl at yard sales when I happened on a Garrard tt "for free to anyone who can fix it". Cool! The lady got $3.00 for it. I got my socks knocked off when I googled Garrard 301, as you might guess.
Since then I have been reading through this wonderful discussion learning how to bring this poor neglected gem back to life.
I've oiled the spindle and motor, damn they were thirsty! The linkage is in great shape, just thick grease slowing it all up, easy fix. It is quiet as a mouse, can't wait to spin a record on it! I plan on bringing the original plinth back to its original glory, but intend to make a solid plinth in the future, (I love 89rpm's plinth)
Needless to say, I will be picking your brains for tricks and suggestions that I haven't already gotten from this discussion.
Cheers!
Karl
Since then I have been reading through this wonderful discussion learning how to bring this poor neglected gem back to life.
I've oiled the spindle and motor, damn they were thirsty! The linkage is in great shape, just thick grease slowing it all up, easy fix. It is quiet as a mouse, can't wait to spin a record on it! I plan on bringing the original plinth back to its original glory, but intend to make a solid plinth in the future, (I love 89rpm's plinth)
Needless to say, I will be picking your brains for tricks and suggestions that I haven't already gotten from this discussion.
Cheers!
Karl