Well, I asked for it and I received... You know the old saying, a good deed never goes unpunished?
Well, I talked with a local audio guy that I know has a great selection of unsed vintage gear. My only needs were direct drive and wooden plinth. What did I end up with? Just as the title describes.
At first blush, the table is in relatively good shape. No major gouges, and everything, except for two feet, was there. It powered up and the quartz lock seemed to be working, along with the strobes, the actual pitch adjustment, and the speed selectors.
Now for the bad news. The tone-arm raiser was completely sheared off and the headshell where the tone arm pivots was/is cracked. I've sourced a couple of feet and have also gotten a new cover for the strobe light that has the writing on it(mine was missing the writing). But now the hard part comes in...
Do any of you know if there are direct replacement alternatives for the 6350Q pivot head? Would something from another Marantz work? I'll tag a picture of mine in disassembled state to show what it looks like. Any alternative solutions would be greatly appreciated! I've checked several locations online and have asked various people, but there's really no direct data on alternative swappable parts.
Well, I talked with a local audio guy that I know has a great selection of unsed vintage gear. My only needs were direct drive and wooden plinth. What did I end up with? Just as the title describes.
At first blush, the table is in relatively good shape. No major gouges, and everything, except for two feet, was there. It powered up and the quartz lock seemed to be working, along with the strobes, the actual pitch adjustment, and the speed selectors.
Now for the bad news. The tone-arm raiser was completely sheared off and the headshell where the tone arm pivots was/is cracked. I've sourced a couple of feet and have also gotten a new cover for the strobe light that has the writing on it(mine was missing the writing). But now the hard part comes in...
Do any of you know if there are direct replacement alternatives for the 6350Q pivot head? Would something from another Marantz work? I'll tag a picture of mine in disassembled state to show what it looks like. Any alternative solutions would be greatly appreciated! I've checked several locations online and have asked various people, but there's really no direct data on alternative swappable parts.
