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PS. Just to get myself moving, I just sent emails to Woodfors CLub, Mechanics Hall, the Oddfellows Club, and the downtown Library to see what using their space for our first meetup might entail. If you have a space in your greater Cumberland County area that you think would make a great...

Greetings to @Gknokers and @Pup Getting this group into something that might one day be in the vein of Frankefest down in MA has been on my to-do list for quite some time. There are a couple of areas in Portland, where I live, that might be suitable to host a get together, but I don't have...

wow, I literally JUST placed an order with Esoteric Sound, working on my Empire 598 restoration currently.

Just following up wiht my progress so far -- at this point, it involved a LOT of purchasing things that I was not anticipating, lol. Thank goodness the Empire 598 itself was a gift. Ordered an interesting sounding belt from a German supplier. Will report back on how that turns out (fingers...

I found an interesting/cool German supplier of blue silicone belts, and they offered a belt size that allegedly matches the Realistic CD-1000. I also purchased a belt for my Empire 598 TT that I'm restoring -- will report back if/when i get the belts how it goes :)

I've been thinking of asking again! the last time around, one of us took a poll to guage interest/availability, but I suspect the response was not high enough at that time. What kind of meet up would you all be interested in? I attended my first FrankenFest last April -- long drive, but it was...

I picked up one of these on 'Bay a couple of weeks ago; it had been on my list for about a year. The drawer just slides in and out; powers on, but when i push the door shut with the CD in it, it won't read the CD. I know the first order of business is to open it up and replace the surely...

@empirelvr , thank you so much! I just saw some of your other posts, on other threads. What a treat to have you respond to mine! I really appreciate it :) I saw one thread mention Vintage Electronics and Esoteric Sounds as both being reliable websites for purchasing a belt ("with many claiming...

THanks for the advice on belts in this thread. I was finding some of the same sources, but everyone has me spooked about how "just right" the belt needs to be for the Empire 598 series. It sounds like Vintage Electronics or Esoteric Sound is the way to go! But...oh. my. god. As a professional...

I just dumb lucked into an Empire 598 II the other day. I posted about it some similar threads, but i see this one had some hands on repair information -- thank you! First, let me ask... what is the "screw of death"?? I fear I might have already, unknowingly futzed with it :( is it the thumb...

Thanks @Enophile!!

Hey all! i posted this in a similar thread, but as this was the only other non-ancient Empire restore thread, I thought I'd cross post here, too. Sorry if that's annoying :( I just happened to dumb luck into an Empire 598 ii. The motor runs and is beautifully quiet, but... a lot of misc. stuff...

hey all! I just happened to dumb luck into an Empire 598 ii. The motor runs and is beautifully quiet, but... a lot of misc. stuff to be done. 1) replace belt (found some sources for this) 2) replace bulb (found some sources for this) 3) Replace RCA outs from tone arm (found only two viable...

I'm going to be driving from Portland ME. Anyone from Cumberland County want to carpool?

I'm interested in attending -- this would be my very first time. Been an AK member in and off only since around 2019 I think. Anything is newbies should be aware of? Also, anyone willing to guide me on re-foaming a woofer if I bring all the stuff along?