Early 60's TD-124 Tonearm ID?

[TomBig58]

This one got away from me (long story) but can anyone ID the arm? I'm not well versed on this vintage stuff but it looks pretty high end for it's era. I'm just curious.

 

[UncleBingo]

That I believe is a Grado arm. Walnut. Weathers made some like that as well.

 

[Sam Cogley]

Second-generation Grado Laboratory series arm. Nice piece.

 

[BassKulcha]

Yep, that's a Grado Laboratory Series tonearm. AK member @beatcomber has a thread about his Grado and early 60s TD-124.

I have the earlier Grado Micro-Control :

 

[beatcomber]

Right, a circa 1961-63-ish Grado Laboratory Series arm.

This one's mine:

 

[biscuithead]

This one got away from me (long story) but can anyone ID the arm? I'm not well versed on this vintage stuff but it looks pretty high end for it's era. I'm just curious.

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Should've ponied up the cash and bought it.... you'll never see one of those for that price again...

 

[jgordon]

Tell us the story.

 

[TomBig58]

Should've ponied up the cash and bought it.... you'll never see one of those for that price again...

What price? It never really got that far....for me anyway.

Tell us the story.

A side or two of the the whole sad story is over in Dollars and Sense forum "Great Gear in Chicago"

 

[biscuithead]

What price? It never really got that far....for me anyway.

A side or two of the the whole sad story is over in Dollars and Sense forum "Great Gear in Chicago"

I had a deal go south once that I just happened to be the second guy to contact him... The first guy absolutely stole probably 10k worth of gear for ~$500.
I offered 6k and would have emptied my pockets... but the seller was adamant that he give the first guy the deal, because he was the first to contact. I guess it's honorable...

 

[TomBig58]

I had a deal go south once that I just happened to be the second guy to contact him... The first guy absolutely stole probably 10k worth of gear for ~$500.
I offered 6k and would have emptied my pockets... but the seller was adamant that he give the first guy the deal, because he was the first to contact. I guess it's honorable...

I've only been at this a short while but I was on the receiving end of the "first caller" thing on a nice quartet of ESS 1b bookshelfs. It was a nice deal but not a steal. They said they had higher offers but stuck with me and their advertised price.