Wakefield Turntables
11-12-2013, 21:01
I'm so chuffed with my restoration of my Garrard 301 I thought I'd start a new thread
The 301 started life as a garage find. It had no sub chasis and hadn't been started up in 3 years. It originally came with a Shure cartridge and a SME 3009
11191
After a complete strip down and some attention from NWA I made a temporary plinth. I upgraded the SME 3009 to a 3012 and made a simple platter mat.
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Then after a little bit more messing around the cartridge got updated to a Koetsu black, the plinth went from being a kitchen top offcut to a nice piano gloss 90mm birchply jobby especially designed to fit a 3012. Mains lead got upgraded from a bit of bird wire to something shielded lightweight and flexible.
11193
What next?
Just a few simple thing. Get cartridge alignment sorted and some decent spikes for the plinth, then enjoy the fruits of my labours.
The 301 started life as a garage find. It had no sub chasis and hadn't been started up in 3 years. It originally came with a Shure cartridge and a SME 3009
11191
After a complete strip down and some attention from NWA I made a temporary plinth. I upgraded the SME 3009 to a 3012 and made a simple platter mat.
11192
Then after a little bit more messing around the cartridge got updated to a Koetsu black, the plinth went from being a kitchen top offcut to a nice piano gloss 90mm birchply jobby especially designed to fit a 3012. Mains lead got upgraded from a bit of bird wire to something shielded lightweight and flexible.
11193
What next?
Just a few simple thing. Get cartridge alignment sorted and some decent spikes for the plinth, then enjoy the fruits of my labours.