@lewm
Well, sorry you did that, but I am sure the dealer was happy! We found that the record did not sit on the "pads" very well and the arm, therefore, traveled more in a vertical direction than it should, so we never really got it to work.
However, if you still have it, it sure is pretty, so I would have it out for people to look at, anyway.. I think they stopped making them in the early '80's after they moved the factory or something. Anyway, they still have parts and I think will service them if you can find them.
We also had tangential arm tables, which physics people say are MUCH better at tracking than normal arms. Unfortunatley, only B&O had a good one, and it was VERY limited by a mediocre cartridge that could not be changed. Once again, PRETTY product, as all B&O stuff is.
RABCO made a stand-alone tangential arm as well, but it was pretty clunky. I wonder why someone has not invented a new one since they are truly more accurate than regular arms, and today, money is no object. Technics SP-10 tables, SOTA back then, were a few hundred dollars. Today, I have no idea, but thousands, I think, which is ridiculous, but whatever sells, right?
Cheers!
