My Garrard Lab 80 Obsession
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SFBayArch
Super Member
interesting video homage to the Lab 80, in case anyone hasn't seen it
http://www.martin-hsieh.com/Garrard-Lab-80
http://www.martin-hsieh.com/Garrard-Lab-80
Sorry --it worked ---just didn't give it enough time to load ---Very Cool.
I've got one of these turntables in my basement, minty condition and in its original box. I plugged it in years ago, but the mechanism underneath didn't want to cooperate. You guys are making me want to dig it out and access the know-how of the impressive Lab 80 lovers on this cool thread.
131east23
...near Frank's Pizza!
Probably just hardened grease. A good cleaning will do. I used alcohol to cut the grease then re-greased mine. Do not use alcohol on badges or lettering or for that matter on the top painted surfaces. It can cut through light protective finishes and alter the color of lettering, plastic and so on.
KevinL
Active Member
Thanks for sharing the video. Did anyone notice that the unit is seriously out of adjustment? She turned it on with the auto button so the arm should have raised itself up and the unit should have shut itself off. Another thing, the cueing tab was always out. Personally, I would not clean my records by dragging that brush on a moving platter and putting the brush back face down on the table. I'm also surprised she didn't wipe the entire stylus off the cartridge. Sorry if I'm being overly picky.
Well, looking at his webpage, apparently the vid is a series of videos "Moving Images and Sounds." Has anyone hit the little + sign on the upper left corner of his screen to see his other videos? They're quite interesting. The Lab80 does make some interesting sounds.
Well, looking at his webpage, apparently the vid is a series of videos "Moving Images and Sounds." Has anyone hit the little + sign on the upper left corner of his screen to see his other videos? They're quite interesting. The Lab80 does make some interesting sounds.
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SFBayArch
Super Member
I thought she turned it on from the second from the left (manual) tab, but nevertheless, there were a bunch of details like that...
She sat down behind the TT, but then suddenly was operating it from the front...with only a power cord coming from it.
I agree, she was a little rough on the stylus
I noticed the cueing tab was always out. Setting down the arm manually, I am willing to attribute to "artistic license" and the filmmaker's editing. Nothing but the power cord...looks cleaner that way and I would say the audio cables were either removed or tucked underneath where they could not be seen. The audio was probably done separately and edited in...not "live" but in post-production.
The video does affirm: the Garrard Lab 80 is a very fine-looking, classically styled turntable.
The video does affirm: the Garrard Lab 80 is a very fine-looking, classically styled turntable.
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jdsalinger
Super Member
Sorry for the late response, by "balancing", I was referring to using a bubble level to make sure that the platter is level. If the plinth/platter are not level then I think the platter binds as it revolves on the spindle, causing a speed hiccup.
Thanks for the reply (I was puzzled
), and YES, it is preferable that the unit be leveled so that the shaft the platter rotates on is perfectly level. On older record changers with unbalanced tonearms, leveling was doubly necessary: if the unit tilted one way or the other, the tonearm would tend to slide inward or outward. One could actually use this tendency as a kind of antiskate, but running the platter untrue would result.
gillsev
Well-Known Member
Thank you SFBayArch for sharing that video homage to the Lab 80.
On the video, the Manual lever tab was used and the tonearm should have lifted, and she should have pressed the cue lever tab to depress the tonearm onto the record. Nevertheless, still a fantastic TT :thmbsp:
On the video, the Manual lever tab was used and the tonearm should have lifted, and she should have pressed the cue lever tab to depress the tonearm onto the record. Nevertheless, still a fantastic TT :thmbsp:
