joe... it is an excellent quality turn table from the late 60's..yes it works..and yes i have the spare needle...have jbl speakers..years ago it was a great system.....have not played it for donkey's years...the brand of the turntable?... a swedish number i believe...i must check..thank you for your good advice..merle
Merle, Belt-drive, or direct-(Induction)-drive turntable ? If belt-drive, get a new belt ASAP, while still available. And put it on. ;-) Probably 30 years too late! But, give a try to find one... . ;-) Search on the web by "Make" and "Model Number" of the turntable, for the proper belt. The belts get stretchy, and no longer grip. Try to play a record, and it will sound like, well, I won't say. ;-) Be sure you have a new stylus for the cartridge, too. Usually, the styli are so worn out that they will harm what's left of vinyl records. Be safe! And clean the record(s) scrupulously, the way(s) you can find on the Web. Good (safe, non-destructive) analog(ue) listening, --Joe / hippy-dippy turn-table guy > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > joe... > i still have my turntable from the late 60's.. > and plenty of u beaut records from that era...as they say collectors > records... > those wild wild flower power hippy days when popular music was just so so so > fabulous and so so so creative... > how lucky were we to experience that time! > and be young and "wild" > what's the old song? > a walk on the wild side! > merle
