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It has been a month or two since the motor on my TT died. At the time I had just shelled out for a new pre amp (Bottlehead Foreplay) and a new rack for the system, I had to wait a bit to replace motor.The construction of the Foreplay was completed last month, USPS had delivered a handful of LPs in the last week and the new motor arrived today . Tonight, I told the fellas not to expect me for MNF at the local watering hole, I had some spinnin' to do!
So as I lowered the arm, anticipating the long missed analog bliss, there was nothing but crud and distortion. Aaaahhhhhhhh!! WTF? Checked all the connections, re-seated the tubes, etc... no change. At this point I cringed remembering all the broken cantilever posts that appear here at the VA. "No please, not me!" I plead in vain. Sure enough, somewhere in the shuffle over the last couple months I had tweaked the cantilever.
Needless to say I joined my buds for MNF and tried to come to terms with my gaff. I had about 300 hours on the Benz Micro Glider before I destroyed it. At present there is nothing in the budget for a cart. I guess the recent acquisitions; Bill, Nat, Horace, and Sidney, will have to wait.
A couple questions, if I may:
> I have the Goldring Maestro that came with my TT but I'm wary of the hours on it. Does any know a place or person in LA/Orange County that could inspect it for me? It may or may not have some life left in it.
> The cantilever doesn't appear broken or bent, just out of alignment what are my options for repair?
Thanks in advance.
Art
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Topic - Is there a secret hand shake for the broken cantilever club? - arturo7 22:19:32 11/13/06 (26)
- nice handshake - hifitommy 18:35:33 11/14/06 (0)
- Re: options for repair - powermatic 13:56:06 11/14/06 (0)
- how bad is the cantilever? - nameci 11:00:05 11/14/06 (1)
- The canti is most definitely askew. - arturo7 12:07:05 11/14/06 (0)
- Could be worst ... - bjh 09:23:14 11/14/06 (0)
- I thought you were supposed... - 4yanx 07:53:17 11/14/06 (0)
- it's hard to shake hands with all thumbs. welcome to the club - jefe 05:56:05 11/14/06 (1)
- to shake hands you need the fingers, too. [nt] - OMalley 11:23:05 11/14/06 (0)
- I think you can trade it in? - Maniac 05:45:33 11/14/06 (0)
- Remember Monty Python Holy Grail where the monks are - HenryH 05:30:07 11/14/06 (13)
- We didn't come here for a botany lesson! - arturo7 10:11:28 11/14/06 (0)
- Or the scene where the damsels in distress ... - Garth 06:30:56 11/14/06 (11)
- No one ever expects the Spanish Inquision! (nt) - maryastor 07:38:45 11/14/06 (6)
- Oh yea thou dearest Mary of Astor please refresh my memory. :-) (nt) - Garth 07:45:40 11/14/06 (5)
- "Bring out your dead!!!!" or "None shall pass" /nt\ - HenryH 09:08:21 11/14/06 (4)
- I swear, nothing beats the exploding penguin [nt] - OMalley 11:13:13 11/14/06 (3)
- What about the killer rabbit? Or "It's only a flesh wound?" nt - JimL 13:50:56 11/14/06 (0)
- "She turned me into a newt!" is hard to beat, as is . . . - HenryH 12:14:47 11/14/06 (1)
- thank you - OMalley 12:27:09 11/14/06 (0)
- Somehow Garth, I knew you were a Python fan . . . ;8^) /nt\ - HenryH 06:47:17 11/14/06 (2)
- "I'm sicker than you are" "No you're not" "Yes I am" :-) (nt) - Garth 07:25:31 11/14/06 (0)
- I never missed a single "Flying Circus" when ... - Garth 07:12:46 11/14/06 (0)
- ". . . and what about the . . . oral sex?" /nt\ - HenryH 06:45:59 11/14/06 (0)
- My suggestion for the handshake... - Steve Parry 22:56:40 11/13/06 (2)
- Shouldn't the shake include breaking the index finger requiring a costly medical bill? ;-) (nt) - Bry 04:10:27 11/14/06 (0)
- Re: My suggestion for the handshake... - anumber1 01:26:42 11/14/06 (0)