VPI HW 19?

For clarification.. my complaint is that with the discontinuing of the line spare parts may soon, if not already, be unavailable. Also wondering if anyone will be able to work on it as I'm not much of a tinkerer myself.

Yes, nothing lasts forever (sigh). I bought the table in 1989 give or take a year or two. Was thinking about doing some upgrading as it is starting to show some age. Now I'm wondering if it will be worth doing.

Markd51, thanks for the response.

One upgrade I'm considering is a new arm. Guess that means an new armboard?? I have a Sumiko Premier FT 3 but guessing there's better out there.

Another is a worry about motor burning out. Can't tell from VPi's website whether this is still available or not... they say something about motor assembly. Will call them when they get back from vacation. Guess you could always cannibalize a part if necessary.

There seems to be more noise coming from the table that sometimes gets in the way of the music. Perhaps this is related to a post I read somewhere that talked about greasing a bearing differently?

Good to hear that belts will still be around. Thanks for the info.