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PL-41's and Dustcovers???????????

JJCalvillo

JJCalvillo

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I have a pretty nice PL-41 that is all original except for the Pioneer logo and dust cover that are missing. I see you can get a cover for it, but it doesn't look like it comes with hinges. I've looked for hinges on that auction site but have never found any. Did a search in Bartertown Parts and came up empty.

Are PL-41 hinges unobtanium?
 
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I think they are the same on a few models in this era. I had another Pioneer table that had the same prop and hinges, but a cheaper smoke plastic cover.

They are designed so that there is a position where the cover easily slides off to one side, hence the covers going missing.

If you keep an eye on ebay, you should be able to get a complete table for about $100 that you can get all the parts you need from, and sell the remaining parts to get your $100 + shipping back. The regularity of inexpensive examples on eBay is probably why values aren't higher for good ones.
 
rufleruf said:
I think they are the same on a few models in this era. I had another Pioneer table that had the same prop and hinges, but a cheaper smoke plastic cover.

They are designed so that there is a position where the cover easily slides off to one side, hence the covers going missing.

If you keep an eye on ebay, you should be able to get a complete table for about $100 that you can get all the parts you need from, and sell the remaining parts to get your $100 + shipping back. The regularity of inexpensive examples on eBay is probably why values aren't higher for good ones.
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Tell me about "EPI Prototype 100s", sounds like some history there.
 
it would seem to be pretty easy to adapt later spring-loaded hinges to the PL-41 as long as you got a complete set, including the mounting brackets that the hinges slip into and out of. And that way you wouldn't have to find the prop too.
 
boreas said:
it would seem to be pretty easy to adapt later spring-loaded hinges to the PL-41 as long as you got a complete set, including the mounting brackets that the hinges slip into and out of. And that way you wouldn't have to find the prop too.
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Putting the other hinges on a PL-41 cover, or using the cover that is native to the hinges?
 
Ideally the former but, assuming another dustcover had suitable dimensions, you could use a non-PL-41 dustcover.
 
I just got these EPI speakers at a garage sale - the guy who is keeping the torch lit over at EPI saw a picture and said they were the earliest EPI's he'd ever seen - earlier than anything they produced - and he was there making speakers then.

I think a patient month looking at ebay will turn a complete one up.
 
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