When it comes to vintage Dual TT repair, Bill is the man! Bill repaired my 1219 some years ago and it's still working great!Bill at FixMyDual.com. He's probably gonna be your best bet - I just got my 1019 back from him today and the guy does a great job at a great price. You have to ship it to Iowa, but it's worth it.
Thanks!Packing a turntable is a lot of work. Must be done right or you end up with a box of junk. Just boxed a 1219. First remove the platter. I take strips of styrofoam and pad it around the tone arm to protect it. Then I put the 1219 in a plastic bag. This keeps packing from getting into it. I have seen eBayers ship turntables and styrofoam gets into them. Messy. Once covered, I bubble wrap it heavily. Then it goes in a box. Then a second box surrounded by styrofoam peanuts. You do this and no damage. I have never had anything I shipped damaged. A light bulb on a old Marantz receiver. That’s it. Seth will require the platter. I have bubble wrapped them and placed under the 1219. One fixed, Duals last a long time.
Eric
I just dealt with Bill from FixMyDual. I had a Golden One I bought on BT that ended up having an issue (no sound). Sent it to Bill (no need to pack the platter or the counterweight), and he quickly got to it. He told me he was three weeks out, but damn, he didn't have that turntable three days and fixed it and shipped it back. Turned out it was a bad patch cable (component cables to me). Great work, super fast, super responsive. Ended up costing me $205 with return shipping (and it cost me about $50 to get it out to him). Well worth it.