bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
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Attention Fairchild Freaks!
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biscuithead
Me likes the eargasm retroplasm...
You all probably know this... but it was reduced to 800. If only he would ship...
bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
He is willing to ship (see below). I certainly wouldn't trust the "professionals" at UPS to safely pack this table, especially with the SME arm.
From a performance standpoint, I would choose a nice low serial number "full chassis" 412-1 over this 755.
From the Ebay listing:
"SHIPPING: I will ship this despite listing it as local pickup only. Due to the fragile nature I believe it would be best to leave the packing to a professional so if you win this auction I will bring it to my local UPS store and drop it off to be packed and shipped. You will pay them directly so this way you know you are paying the EXACT shipping amount , nothing more, nothing less. If you have any questions you can call or text me at 860-946-3137 (Joe)."
From a performance standpoint, I would choose a nice low serial number "full chassis" 412-1 over this 755.
From the Ebay listing:
"SHIPPING: I will ship this despite listing it as local pickup only. Due to the fragile nature I believe it would be best to leave the packing to a professional so if you win this auction I will bring it to my local UPS store and drop it off to be packed and shipped. You will pay them directly so this way you know you are paying the EXACT shipping amount , nothing more, nothing less. If you have any questions you can call or text me at 860-946-3137 (Joe)."
biscuithead
Me likes the eargasm retroplasm...
Yeah... I saw that after I opened both eyes... but I decided to take your advice. I didn't look very close at first.
That's really strange. I've never seen a 412 with a Papst motor mounted to the 1-piece mounting plate with Lord isolators. That mount was usually used for the late tables with the "Borg Death Cube" motor.
It also has the same crack in the particle board top as the plinth I have from #8319.
For posterity, This 280a arm untested, used/untested 255a and SM1 carts sold on the bay global shipping for $1100
Do you know the rough specs of those cartridges because the setup I'm getting has that exact same tonearm but I may need a new cartridge. So I'm looking for something new that will be a nice match.
Sorry, I do not - Packed and shipped them this morning
Sm1 specs:
Vintage FAIRCHILD SM1 Magnetic Stereo Diamond Phono Cartridge with Original Needle/Stylus ! Specification: output: 11.5 millivolts at 5 cm / sec. and 1 kc, 16.2 millivolts at 7 cm / sec. and 1 kc hum level: Hum is 65 dB below signal level when mounted on turntable. These figures are well below competitive units under identical conditions. construction: Internal copper case for electrostatic screening, completely enclosed inmu-metal outer case which affords complete magnetic shielding. tracking: 30 cm/sec. sinusoidally, at approximately 3 grams. dimensions: Designet to fit all standard record changer and transcription arms with either ½" or ⁷/₁₆" mounting centers stylus tip radius: 0.7 mil diamond recommended tracking pressure: 3-4 grams impedance: 2000 ohms DC resistance and 0.5 h inductance. Nominal impedance at 1kc,3700ohms optimum load: 47,000 ohms,39K to 100K acceptable dimensions: Weight 12 gm, stylus tip to mounting centers: standatd - 0.398 inch
Vintage FAIRCHILD SM1 Magnetic Stereo Diamond Phono Cartridge with Original Needle/Stylus ! Specification: output: 11.5 millivolts at 5 cm / sec. and 1 kc, 16.2 millivolts at 7 cm / sec. and 1 kc hum level: Hum is 65 dB below signal level when mounted on turntable. These figures are well below competitive units under identical conditions. construction: Internal copper case for electrostatic screening, completely enclosed inmu-metal outer case which affords complete magnetic shielding. tracking: 30 cm/sec. sinusoidally, at approximately 3 grams. dimensions: Designet to fit all standard record changer and transcription arms with either ½" or ⁷/₁₆" mounting centers stylus tip radius: 0.7 mil diamond recommended tracking pressure: 3-4 grams impedance: 2000 ohms DC resistance and 0.5 h inductance. Nominal impedance at 1kc,3700ohms optimum load: 47,000 ohms,39K to 100K acceptable dimensions: Weight 12 gm, stylus tip to mounting centers: standatd - 0.398 inch
bob smog
Creebling at the Turntables
Audio Classics lists it as 'for parts/repair', but I'm sure a phone call to them would get the info you need.
Looks like the spot weld broke. Easy enough to fix - drill a hole in the tab, plug weld it back into place. Done.
I'll have to add that one to my registry. The motor date appears to be in Oct. 1957.
Does that correspond with the chassis serial no date wise?
Yeah, from what I've seen. The first 2500-ish 412s were run off in a fairly quick production run in later 1957/early 1958 (I have no idea how long it took Papst to ship motors from Germany to the US), then production settled down to around 1500-2000 per year for the rest of the run.
412-1B with Fairchild 500 arm, Shure V15 cartridge, and Fairchild gram gauge, in an interesting cabinet with a wood dust cover. No affiliation. http://www.ebay.com/itm/302292443322
