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Dual 1019

beatcomber said:
I found my 1019 for $29.99 at Goodwill this past summer. It only required some minor cleaning/relubing in order to work perfectly, thank gawd. I initially only wanted it for spinning 78s, but I'm using it more and more for microgroove use too - I even bought a spare headshell on eBay and am waiting to receive a Shure M91ED to use with it.

Don't give up on the 1019 yet! It has a very unique, powerful, dynamic, full-throated sound that you won't get elsewhere. Drums sound like DRUMS on a 1019, if you know what I mean.
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Same thing happened to me years ago. I found my 1019 at an estate sale for $5 - mint! I got it home, put a fresh cartridge on it and my jaw hit the floor when that powerful driven bass hit wow. My Rega P3 didn't get used quite as much afterwards.
 
Alright, you guys are gonna shame me into attempting to fix this thing. After the coffee kicks in, gonna listen to Car Talk, so I'll at least be in the company of mechanics, while I pretend to be one...
 
Might not shove that fancy tt to the side, but cmon, you dont have room in your life for another tt? Once you get up around 15 cats, or 40 packages of toilet paper, or 23 Hummel figurines..you barely notice another one.:D
 
Was up to six TT's, just thinned the herd down to three, now back to four, two of which are Duals (cheapie 502 is the other, fully functional but unused).
 
KrisM said:
Have you checked out the steropemple(sp?) thingy?
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Dual 1019's don't have the stereopimple thingy. Another reason I like it over my 1219.... Forgot to say that the 1019 also doesn't have the tonearm height adjusting thingy. That's the other thing that frequently breaks in the 1219.
 
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I bought my 1019 in SEA in 1968, and it is still a sweet machine.

With only $4 invested so far, you owe it some BS&T. TLC will help.

Let the AK'ers know first if you decide to sell it - they will appreciate it & make it shine.
 
Here's the crux of the problem. That little black pin, which pushes the tonearm up, and is supposed to drop it down gently, is crooked. It's not bent, but somehow it's off to the left-hand side of the hole, not centered, and coming out crooked. No matter how much WD-40 or anything else I sprayed down that hole, the thing refused to loosen up. Pretty clear why now that I look at it closely. This is in line with the tonearm being too far to the right, as well - somehow the tonearm has been shifted outward...

So, given that I don't have the special tools, much less the skills, to remove the tonearm, is it hopeless? Is this a parts unit?

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Have you taken a look at the service manual in VE? Seems the tonearm lift pin or its linkage anywhere back to the lever could be at fault (gummed up etc), thought it doesnt explain initially why that pin has decided to be listing to the side. The manual does give a blowup of the assembly..so maybe it will make sense sort of once you see the parts involved and their relationship to each other. As far as shifted to one side goes..bearings I guess maybe need a little adjust? This may be worth getting the attention of one of our resident Dual experts to perhaps streamline the operation a little bit if youd like.
 
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Whoa! Found a screw, horizontal, right at the tonearm pivot, just reachable through a hole between the plinth and the base. Figured what the hey, I'll give it a try. Loosened it up, and was able to move the black pin right into position! It's nice and loose now, and the damping is working just fine. To top it all off, the darn thing shuts off now, too! Now I can start the adjustment procedures for dropdown position. :banana:

Oh, the right channel problem wasn't the Dual, it was a blown woofer on the speakers I was testing with - bought them at the same time as the Dual, only tested one....
 
Did the drop position adjustment with a 7" 45, the LP drop position is right on now, too, and the record plays all the way through the leadout grooves, then the arm returns exactly to the rest, drops down, and shuts off. :banana: One silly screw can really make a difference!

Gonna spend some time cleaning this up, fixing the chips on and re-finishing the base tomorrow... Oh, and need to order a single-play spindle from feebay, which will cost approximately 3X what the TT cost. :D

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Somebody must have forced the arm too far to the right at some time. There is a slot in the numbered anti-skate disc through which the little black pin passes and if it reaches one side of the slot it's going to tilt which, of course, in your case is what happened.

When you loosened the screw, it was probably the one on the collar at the base of the arm and this allowed it to rotate back into position so the black pin is upright again.

Did you tighten the screw again?

EDIT: Yeah, those dang woofers! Also, you are now an official horizontal screw down there loosener and arm repositioner little black pin movement restorer on a Dual technician.

Doug
 
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RRLegend said:
What the heck is a stereopimple? My 1219 seems to have a clear complexion!
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Sorry to be the one with the bad news but you are not allowed to own a Dual 1219 if you don't know about the stereopimple. The only way to redeem yourself is donate that Dual to the benefit of the AK community...
 
I just realized I no longer have an excuse for passing by those 78's in the thrifts anymore. :yikes: This could be trouble... Well, I would need to buy a 78 cart... :scratch2:
 
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