![]() ![]() These are the "after' images - you should have seen it two days ago! The original SME cable has to be tackled next - it is thick with crud (I suspect nicotine tar has played its part). All the screws and bolts were sealed with a red paint drop! I've not even tried to set the suspension yet asI need to give the arm a good checking over first. Yes, I remember the sponge in a TD 160 - in fact I remember doing it myself.This LP12 hasn't been opened and so the original builder (a Hi Fi emporium inPrestbury, Manchester, UK) must have put it together that way. The springs are VERY different - gold coloured and the last coil isn't closed off - which isn't great for when it comes to twisting the grommet. The grommets are surprisingly good - I have several here but these old ones do look a little different. It is paired with an SME 3009 improved - more on this to come. Just an insight into the early build - when you take the two centre nuts off the cross brace - the top plate falls off! Tying the top plate down was fun! I very nearly cracked at this point earlier today, araldited a stud in place and a corner to match! But eventually I got themotor corner free from rattles and the switch corner is passable. What is the oil that goes into the bearing? - it certainly isn't the black stuff - does anyone have any idea what to put in there (Castrol GTX)!? Do any other you have lurking in a drawer and old large grommet and if so would you be prepared to donate it to me? It still has the gold springs - and they are going back in -but where on Earth did the sponge 'damper' filling come from? This is a time capsule - I need to find some. It is going back together exactly as it was last built almost 50 years ago. It has unfortunately been stored for quite a while - and not in covered, cosseted storage - and so yesterday was spent stripping it down and cleaning each individual part. It is very early, nothing inside is soldered but uses a connector strip instead! - Oh, and the hardboard base had never been removed until I opened it up on Friday! What do I know so far? Well, it was born around 1972/73 and is rare, as it has not only a red switch, but a red rocker switch. ![]() This is completely the opposite of an Akamatsu thread (sorry Michael) as this one is not about upgrading - but one about where the hell do I finds the bits to keep it original! Those of you who also lurk out on the LP12 FB site may already be aware that I have recently become the custodian of 001441 bequeathed to me by the owner of the first LP12 that I ever heard. ![]()
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