For Dave (DSJR), Notts Mentor

[bigmoog]

Dave,

here's a couple of pics I found of my mentor circa mid nineties, the clamps are just resting...., the arm is a one off mission mechanic, the decca is a supergold circa 1991....sadly the deck Is now retired...the only real flaw IMHO is the resonant plinth........brilliant deck tho.....

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f78/bigmoog/mentor1.jpg


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f78/bigmoog/mentor2.jpg


:cool:

[DSJR]

Thanks BM. The later ones had the white perspex spacers instead of aluminium and the Reference removed the motor from the housing (a sonic issue on mine until I re-tightened the arm pod which had loosened off)

'Course guv, this was before the Wave Mechanic and its equivalents, which may have improved things.

Why did I sell it? Finances as usual and a dud Decca, which now isn't...

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q8/DSJR_photos/MentorDecca.jpg

[Marco]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-REGA-ACOS-R200-NICKEL-TONEARM-FWO-NAGOAKA-MP11-/250658962177?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Turntable_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a5c703b01&afsrc=1

;)

Marco.

[DSJR]

Still a good general purpose tonearm in my opinion. mine is mounted on the board, ready to go..

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q8/DSJR_photos/DSCF1360.jpg

The board looks sh*t but it's nowhere as bad as it looks. Any remaining scuffs should polish or T-Cut out..

[Marco]

Oh I agree - I think it's an excellent tonearm. Doesn't it also look rather like the arm on the PL-71?

Will it fit your Techie? If so, I think that combo will rock! :cool:

Marco.

[DSJR]

Sorry mate, it won't as it's too deep as/is and the cardas male plug on the bottom increases it further. The base is brittle and dare not be cut (I had to locate a spare from the US).

The main thing with these old decks is that the ONLY spares available are those very tiny few shared with the current model.