Aftermarket Blues II

[twinfin]

I am fortunate enough to have scored a beautiful Empire Troubador 398. Unfortunately, it does not have a 'hard-shell' dust cover to protect the platter, cartridge, etc. I've searched online, but I fear Empire did not produce a dust-cover for their early models. Any recommendations for finding a suitable dust-cover for my old TT?

 

[BilboBaggins]

You could investigate getting one made at a plastics manufacturer. They have a lot of experience doing one offs for store displays.

 

[twinfin]

You could investigate getting one made at a plastics manufacturer. They have a lot of experience doing one offs for store displays.

That sounds pricey!

 

[BilboBaggins]

I don't know. I've never investigated it myself, but there are some here that have.

Worth a look anyway.

 

[jhildred]

Gingko Audio specialize in making dust covers for a variety of turntables;

http://www.gingkoaudio.com/claravu.html

From experience they are pricey and I think our local plastics store could do something similar for less.