I am trying to get my player from my childhood home in CA to where I am now in FL and i wont let my parents ship the SL10 without nylon sleeves/screws (and pref the tonearm spacer)--which unfortunately are long gone. I've heard too many horror stories about shipping disasters of turntables. The transit screws werent an official part to "reorder"--so I figured I'd ask the gurus here. First, an odd request: does anyone in the US have an SL10 (or maybe any linear tracker?) and kept all the packing material for 30 years(!) I may be able to "borrow" for shipment of mine? I'd of course reimburse the shipping plus some extra for trouble. Alternatively, does anyone know a way to lock the platter safely other than the original sleeves and screws? Is it a captive platter when lid closed? Would just a certain sized machine screw work in their place? Any advice would be most appreciative!
REQUEST: Shipping screws/box for Technics SL10
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SteveA
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I have heard of the clips holding the lid closed being broken in transport so suggest taping the lid closed during shipping. Maybe even better to put a cardboard spacer in to stop the lid latching then tape it down.
The packaging for my SL10 is also long gone (due to basement flooding) and I occasionally turn the mind to how I would pack it for shipping if I got round to selling it.
I would probably tape the arm in place, maybe after fashioning some cardboard spacer, rather than worry about finding an original arm spacer.
The bolts are probably the easy part.
Steve
The packaging for my SL10 is also long gone (due to basement flooding) and I occasionally turn the mind to how I would pack it for shipping if I got round to selling it.
I would probably tape the arm in place, maybe after fashioning some cardboard spacer, rather than worry about finding an original arm spacer.
The bolts are probably the easy part.
Steve