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04-03-2011, 21:47
BTH K10A

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Originally Posted by Marco

Here are some interesting links for those, like me, who have a passion for vintage broadcast equipment, and T/Ts in particular:

Or the ultimate 'high-mass' approach - a 'tank-like' Rek-o-Kut with Gray and Fairchild arms. Check out the latter for its sheer mass!! :eek: .....
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7...lexander14.jpg
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Marco.

Marco, this is my kind of thread :)

That Fairchild tonearm carries 3 cartridges set 120 degrees apart allowing changes by just rotating them using a knob on the front . :mental: It has a great 50's Dan Dare / Mekon / Space Kingsley look to it.
http://found0bjects.blogspot.com/201...-squadron.html

One came up on ebay a while ago and sold for serious money.

Fairchild made some really great mono cartridges but lost their way a bit with stereo. I would love to own an XP3 and matching SUT.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rchildxp3d.jpg
08-03-2011, 19:24
Marco

So would I, Andy - looks fab... One of those on the matching Fairchild arm would be superb for playing mono records! :)

Glad someone else is a fan of this sort of stuff other than just dafty-boy me :eyebrows:

Marco.
08-03-2011, 21:33
BTH K10A

I think there's more afficianados than you and I Marco, they just haven't come out of the closet yet :eyebrows:

Let's see if there are any out there by having a little quiz?

Lets see if anyone can correctly identify these three turntables.

This one looks easy but there's a little more to it
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_1743.jpg

How about the maker of this one and the connection to the red cartridge at the back
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d15/1211_3.jpg

OK, who made this?
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d15/8ecb_1.jpg\

Answers on a postcard or a posthere
10-03-2011, 00:35
Rare Bird

Dunno the Garrard 301 variant at the top but the centre cartridge connection is Pierre Clement, Schlumberger TD211 unit..Bottom has the EMT rounded corners look but i don't know what the manufacturer is.
10-03-2011, 00:57
Marco

Hi Andy,

Quote:

Fairchild made some really great mono cartridges but lost their way a bit with stereo. I would love to own an XP3 and matching SUT.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rchildxp3d.jpg

Would this interest you:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairchild-225-A-...item1c1a024bfb

:)

Marco.
10-03-2011, 07:26
Beechwoods

Fantastic pictures here. I partiuclarly the one of Peely in his dressing gown - I think that was a nod to his 'John Past-Bedtime' Smashy and Nicey character, not anything more forboding. The two turntables in front of him are to die for. I suspect I'd need a bigger house to entertain one though!
10-03-2011, 07:49
Alex_UK

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Originally Posted by minuteman35

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Originally Posted by Beechwoods

I partiuclarly the one of Peely in his dressing gown - I think that was a nod to his 'John Past-Bedtime' Smashy and Nicey character, not anything more forboding. The two turntables in front of him are to die for. I suspect I'd need a bigger house to entertain one though!

I'm 99% sure that's not JP's home studio, at Peel Acres anyway - these are the best I can find: But should be enough to show the difference - the home studio is much more, um, homely! and the layout is different, with the window in front of him.

http://www.reddingtonsrarerecords.co.uk/peel.gif http://images.wikia.com/peel/images/...Homestudio.jpg http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...eelathome3.jpg http://cdn.fourfourtwo.com/contentim...s/Peel_Big.jpg

Still feel sad every time I think of his passing - linking into the "Radio 1" thread, I wonder how much his death left a hole there, not just in his show?

Think I'll be digging this out this morning :)

http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/no...-778750591.jpg
10-03-2011, 07:59
Beechwoods

The album Kats Karavan has some great bits on; Linton Kwesi Johnson 'Reggae Fi Peach', The Passions' 'I'm in Love With A German Filmstar' and the session version of 'A Forest' by The Cure. The Aswad track is excellent too!
10-03-2011, 08:06
Alex_UK

Here's a screengrab of his home turntables that I've taken from the "John Peel's Record Box" documentary. Not a great picture unfortunately, but anyone know what they are?

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...g?t=1299744249

(The documentary is well worth watching if you've never seen it.)
10-03-2011, 08:06
BTH K10A

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Originally Posted by Andre

Dunno the Garrard 301 variant at the top but the centre cartridge connection is Pierre Clement, Schlumberger TD211 unit..Bottom has the EMT rounded corners look but i don't know what the manufacturer is.

Andr'e

Yes correct with the Sclumberger.
The Garrard is a Westrex supplied version complete with equaliser that I used to own. 1st year of manufacture too.
The maker of the bottom one may interest you :)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d15/9bc5_1.jpg

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