Michell twin t/t

[prestonchipfryer]

Just spotted this :stalks: on German E-bay. I have never seen anything like this before. Has anyone any experience of this?

http://cgi.ebay.de/Michell-DOUBLE-DECK-high-end-turntable-/400220021610?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item5d2ef8e36a

I think it's totally cool. :eek:

[The Grand Wazoo]

I do believe that a certain member of this very forum is the owner of a similar beast!

[hifi_dave]

Sort of.

My one is much prettier than that, is rectangular, has a full lid and the platters with gold plated weights.

I wonder if that is a genuine Michell jobbie or one constructed from spare parts ? The arm mounting arrangement looks a bit 'bodged' and not attached to the turntable. It's nothing like the quality and finish of mine, which was the first of a batch of ten..:scratch:

[Techno Commander]

Micro Seiki also did a twin turntable.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/548/microdual1.jpg


Michell Prisma

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2425/michellprismatwin.jpg

And

[Reid Malenfant]

:lolsign: Now that's just ridiculous :eyebrows: How many arms does one need after all :scratch: Maybe Kali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali) could make use of it :lol:

[Alex_UK]

Sort of.

My one is much prettier than that, is rectangular, has a full lid and the platters with gold plated weights.

...MUCH prettier - Dave's is truly a work of art - remind me to bring the camera next time and we'll get everyone salivating over their keyboards Dave, especially Andre! :eyebrows:

[DSJR]

You can drool over the Prisma while I smuggle the TD124 out the door :lol:

[hifi_dave]

The TD124 is now snuggling down nicely in it's new, satin black, Russ Collinson plinth and very elegant it looks too.

Don't forget the camera Alex.

[Alex_UK]

The TD124 is now snuggling down nicely in it's new, satin black, Russ Collinson plinth and very elegant it looks too.

Oooh, sounds lovely. :)


Don't forget the camera Alex.

I won't! ;)

[WOStantonCS100]

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2425/michellprismatwin.jpg

:stalks::eek::stalks::lol::drool:

Insane. Coolness factor = 17.8 of a possible 10.

For some reason, I can hear some kid asking, "Can I skratch on that?" :doh::rolleyes:

[hifi_dave]

My one used to be in the window of our St.Albans shop, turning 24 hours/day. It was a great head turner but the downside was that several times/day, the door would open and a variety of kids would come in asking 'how much is that Disco deck mate ?'

I put a large sign on top saying 'Not a Disco deck. For display only '. This reduced the number of enquiries but still too many. So I, reluctantly, moved it to a back room.

Says a lot for Michell's engineering as this turntable ran for 24 hours/day, 365 days/ year for maybe 12 - 15 years. During that time it used the same belts and received only a yearly service. It's now enjoying retirement in my office.

[Macca]

Years ago there was a little independant retailer opened up near me - he did budget seperates and AV stuff but to attract a bit of interest he stuck a Gyrodec in the window. It was only there a couple of days and someone came in and asked to buy it. So he sold it and got another for the window. That sold within a week.... and so on...

Despite that the shop didn't last that long unfortunately...

[hifi_dave]

For many years in our Radlett shop, we had a metallic blue Transcriptor turning with a white Orang Utang sitting on top, going round and round. That was a good attraction, especially with the passing kids.

Just a few weeks ago, a customer came to me who remembers sitting in his buggy, looking at the 'monkey going round'. It's stuck in his mind for over twenty years.