Capehart

[EVBoy]

This is some record player. Noaf.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Capehart-Ch...523?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20cb4a8ad3

 

[jjblue84]

That is one nice capehart, I wish the ones I had where in the same condition. I would imagine this one will sell for a lot more then advertised. Being complete, in that condition and restored....You don't see ones like this much!

 

[DCinDC]

Krikey! I didn't know such a thing existed!

 

[jimfet]

That tone arm looks like it would be very gentle on a record.

 

[electronjohn]

A beaut. Just the thing to play the latest shellac from that Goodman guy

 

[gadget73]

Ah, a pre-war Capehart with the famous flipper-changer. Those things were absolutely gorgeous. I've seen one in person and the veneer work is simply incredible. There are videos of those changers in action on youtube. Its really cool to watch.

As for the tonearm, consider that in 1937 a lot of acoustic players were still in action, so in a relative way, it probably is fairly gentle.

 

[orthophonic]

It has the Capehart True Tangent Tonearm, keeps the tracking error at
zero accross the record, much like the later BJ arm of the 50's and the even later Garrard Zero 100.