Went to check the 1200's yesterday
The seller was an older couple, they bought them from a bar that was only open for 10 weeks (in the early 80's).
After buying them they were never used and had been in storage for more then 20 years (very dirty).
The were not used much, but looked very dirty...
First assessment:
- dustcovers not damaged, some scratches but that was all
- a few blemished on the paint
- arms 100% (lift, bearings, anti-skate, ...)
- 1 broken needle lamp
- pitch 100% on '0'
- no wobble in platter and no oxidized strobe dots
- 2 shure M55E carts with bad needles
I could see they had potential and at first glance his story checked out (these are early production ones, end 70's)
After a great conversation I took home the pair for 375 !
Driving back home (+200 km) I also pick up an old army (medical) vacuum pump for 30 euro. Working on a record cleaning machine (WIP). It looks awsome and is working great (almost no noise).
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