For those who'd rather own a battleship...

[whell]

..than a conventional turntable, I can see this in your future!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Presto-Recording-Broadcast-Table-shure-preamplifier_W0QQitemZ330247707995QQihZ014QQcatego ryZ48649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dang, this would be fun to play with, especially if you're mechanically inclined enough to keep it well maintained.

[vinyldavid]

jeesus...............


..........I WANT TO OWN THAT!!!! :D

[Maron Horonzakz]

Did you notice the shipping cost.?

[lguise]

a AM radio station i hung out at when i was a kid had a couple that looked kinda like that. it would spin you off if you stood on it!

[DENNYDOG]

The 8th picture and the others following.... :eek:

[Bob E.]

Dang! The thing has an oil-filled gearbox with a sight-tube!

--Bob

[jhal]

That's the coolest thing I have seen in a long time.

I would love to walk in our local WW Granger industrial supply house and ask for a set of barrel fuses for my turntable. The look would be priceless.:D

[Tapehead47]

I'll bet you could use it as a potters wheel

[RickB]

Too bad the external pictures couldn't be much crappier....would like to see what the thing clearly looks like....oh well...

[slow_jazz]

At first glance it almost looks like a paper shredder.

I'm sure it's well built.......

[tentoze]

Auction link= Dollars & Sense forum. Moved.

[onepixel]

Auction link= Dollars & Sense forum. Moved.

Aww... that's such a cute avatar! One of your kid's?

[tentoze]

Aww... that's such a cute avatar! One of your kid's?

Granddaughter.

[onepixel]

Granddaughter.

Beautiful and radiant smile. Lucky you.

[Saint Johnny]

'Presto-Paramus, NJ'
That's almost my backyard. I wonder if they're still in business?:scratch2:

[Arkay]

Very cute Granddaughter... Granddad must be REALLY proud 'n' happy with that cutie! :thmbsp:


As for that turntable, as VD said, I WANT THAT THING!

That would be a very fun thing to clean up and restore. Room for a few tweaks, but basically that is one heck of a "battleship" of a TT. Ironically, those old beasts are usually among the best TTs there are, for some of the same reasons that Garrard 301s in massy plinths are popular: they keep stable speed with massive torque, utterly un-fazed (unphased? :D) by needle drag. Motor vibrations can be an issue, but usually aren't a big deal given the massive "sinks" they are bolted to, and can be tweaked down to negligible levels/frequencies with judicious use of rubber gaskets, platter mats, etc... [Much of that is already engineered into them.] Large bearings swimming in oil and massive platters do wonders, and the build quality on this is... well, with the occasional oil change and re-soldering, your great-grandkids can enjoy this thing!

Did you notice the solenoid-driven rubber brake on the thing? The coil on that is bigger than the transformer coil in any of my TTs, I think... and those fuses... and the oil-level window... and all that heavy metal... YEP, I LOVE IT! :thmbsp:

:scratch2: Only $350 to have it delivered to my door here in Hong Kong. Wonder what it will sell for... Hhhmmm... Oh, I almost forgot the WAF thing: how much does a divorce cost? :no: :tears:

[soundmotor]

It's local....hmmmmmm........

[vinyldavid]

It's local....hmmmmmm........

You know you want it.......:naughty::deal:

[spartanmanor]

That is freaking insanely cool. You would need a forklift to put it in place.

[pbcanney]

looks like the 4wd transfer case in my ranger

[bowtie427ss]

Too bad the external pictures couldn't be much crappier....would like to see what the thing clearly looks like....oh well...Love your avatar!:thmbsp:

My first car and restoration was a 4A IRS circa 1981.

[markus]

SIXCATS ! ! ! !

this is your next turntable . . . I could pick it up :D

I am THE ENABLER ! ! !

[elcoholic]

Very cute Granddaughter... Granddad must be REALLY proud 'n' happy with that cutie! :thmbsp:


As for that turntable, as VD said, I WANT THAT THING!

That would be a very fun thing to clean up and restore. Room for a few tweaks, but basically that is one heck of a "battleship" of a TT. Ironically, those old beasts are usually among the best TTs there are, for some of the same reasons that Garrard 301s in massy plinths are popular: they keep stable speed with massive torque, utterly un-fazed (unphased? :D) by needle drag. Motor vibrations can be an issue, but usually aren't a big deal given the massive "sinks" they are bolted to, and can be tweaked down to negligible levels/frequencies with judicious use of rubber gaskets, platter mats, etc... [Much of that is already engineered into them.] Large bearings swimming in oil and massive platters do wonders, and the build quality on this is... well, with the occasional oil change and re-soldering, your great-grandkids can enjoy this thing!

Did you notice the solenoid-driven rubber brake on the thing? The coil on that is bigger than the transformer coil in any of my TTs, I think... and those fuses... and the oil-level window... and all that heavy metal... YEP, I LOVE IT! :thmbsp:

:scratch2: Only $350 to have it delivered to my door here in Hong Kong. Wonder what it will sell for... Hhhmmm... Oh, I almost forgot the WAF thing: how much does a divorce cost? :no: :tears:

Just guessing here, I've never seen one before - but are you sure that's a brake? Maybe it engages the drive wheel for 78 rpm? The two horizontal motors may drive the platter through the gear box for the 33 and 45 rpm speeds since the ratios could be fairly close. The 78 rpm speed would have been not often used by most stations, hence the more 'tacked-on' approach with the rubber drive on the flywheel. I would love to have it, wish it were closer.

BTW: I've often noodled around in my cranium about a hydraulic drive, viscous suspension TT, with a super heavy platter and a hydrostatic bearing. Anybody ever hear of such a beast?

[Tapehead47]

It would be a good contender as a record cleaning machine.

[nosirrah]

..than a conventional turntable, I can see this in your future!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Presto-Recording-Broadcast-Table-shure-preamplifier_W0QQitemZ330247707995QQihZ014QQcatego ryZ48649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dang, this would be fun to play with, especially if you're mechanically inclined enough to keep it well maintained.

Wow, but the sight glass says the oil level is low, unless you check it with the thing running.
I wonder if the house lights dim when you hit the ON button?
What a machine. Under $10, but gotta do a local pickup.
Casey

[radioactive]

that sure is a monster of a broadcast t/t.it'd go nicely with my mccurdy but unfortunately its not local so i wont be bidding:tears:.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j269/fairchild260/mccurdyfrontLarge.jpg

[spartanmanor]

Pony Express? :D

[similost]

Aw man.. so how many of us will be bidding against each other for this?

I'm probably one of the few here that can even plug the thing into their system, since the outputs are balanced XLR... :D

I'm thinking if the price is right, it sure would justify a road trip.. go see Deli again, and finally meet John.. :scratch2:

[similost]

BTW.. wonder what speed you would get if you turned on all thee speeds at the same time...

[radioactive]

Aw man.. so how many of use will be bidding against each other for this?

I'm probably one of the few here that can even plug the thing into their system, since the outputs are balanced XLR... :D

I'm thinking if the price is right, it sure would justify a road trip.. go see Deli again, and finally meet John.. :scratch2:


you can count me out of the bidding i just dont have the room or the cash at the moment.

[similost]

I'm kinda in the same boat.. but this just seems like one of those too cool things.. I already put the bug in the wife's ear...

[similost]

Too cool.. the wife thinks it's a really cool table :thmbsp: but asked how do we know it's even close to Deli.. I looked.. huh.. didn't know Mass. was that big... oh well.. put in the question to the seller to see if local pick-up is possible..

But then the question of space was raised... eh.. when you have the desire.. you figure things out...

[markus]

I got a BIG garage . . . and a spare corner

(enable . . enable . . . enable . . . )

I'm dead center in the state - find out where it is :thmbsp:

[Arkay]

Just guessing here, I've never seen one before - but are you sure that's a brake? Maybe it engages the drive wheel for 78 rpm? The two horizontal motors may drive the platter through the gear box for the 33 and 45 rpm speeds since the ratios could be fairly close. The 78 rpm speed would have been not often used by most stations, hence the more 'tacked-on' approach with the rubber drive on the flywheel. I would love to have it, wish it were closer.

BTW: I've often noodled around in my cranium about a hydraulic drive, viscous suspension TT, with a super heavy platter and a hydrostatic bearing. Anybody ever hear of such a beast?


Yikes, you are right! Somehow the first time I looked at it, my eyes played a trick on me, and I thought that black rubber thing was odd-shaped, not round. That's why my brain interpreted it as some kind of brake. Had I seen correctly that it was round, I wouldn't have made such a dumb boo-boo. Thanks for pointing it out! :thmbsp:

[similost]

Still waiting to hear from the seller about a local pickup.. about the only thing that would make this affordable..

[beemer]

LOL James.... I've got garage space for that should you pull the trigger.
I can run balanced phono here as well but to me that thing looks like 200 Lbs of trouble just waiting......... :D So I'm out as a bidder.

Let me know if I can help ya in any way.

Best,

Paul :thmbsp:

[similost]

if the guy will ever answer my e-mail about local pick up, I will get in on it, but I'm not paying for shipping.. I need an excuse for a road trip, but I would be interested if someone could do a pickup..

[tensleep]

Man, that is a really cool machine!

Don't put it in the garage, though, whoever gets it; someone will mistake it for a table saw!

[240sx4u]

I like the idea of not having to buy a stand to put it on :)

If it were anywhere near here, I would bid.

Evan

[Tapehead47]

I can't believe where this is going....would make a great road trip story with pictures and arrows and notes.

Go for it!

[radioactive]

would someone bid already? if this was in canada i think i'd be bidding as i can get the thing shipped throughout canada cheap through my work ,andthats about the only thing holding me back from bidding.(also a hallicrafters tube amp but thats another thread:D)

[similost]

Well.. I tossed in a bid.. we'll just wait and see where this is going before I get too deep in it.. but I did hear from the seller.. local pickup is good, but I didn't find out where in MA..

[MarkNJ]

From the auction..

"Sure. Local pick up is welcome in Brattleboro, VT. Thanks."

I will be in VT next weekend, actually... but I'll still be a good two hours (each way) from Brattleboro.

Someone scoop this up! My wife would kill me!

[markus]

From the auction..

"Sure. Local pick up is welcome in Brattleboro, VT. Thanks."

I will be in VT next weekend, actually... but I'll still be a good two hours (each way) from Brattleboro.

Someone scoop this up! My wife would kill me!

yup - seller told me the same thing :thmbsp: FWIW, I'm about an hour out of Brattleboro

[similost]

I'm just gonna sit and watch it for now... gonna have to talk over the value to us with my wife. We'll see... never know.. I might need to enlist a little help until I could drive up..

Then again, the price might get stupid on it..

[Arkay]

I'm just gonna sit and watch it for now... gonna have to talk over the value to us with my wife. We'll see... never know.. I might need to enlist a little help until I could drive up..

Then again, the price might get stupid on it..

The price might get stupid... but have you asked the seller if he has a "buy it now" price in mind? I don't see any "unit is available for sale locally" notice, though, so he probably intends for the auction to run its full course.

[WilCruiser]

I'm just gonna sit and watch it for now... gonna have to talk over the value to us with my wife. We'll see... never know.. I might need to enlist a little help until I could drive up..

Then again, the price might get stupid on it..

I found this and set up a snipe on it before I saw this thread. Had sent an email about local pickup as well. It's within a long but reasonable drive from here.

Similost - if you're really serious about it let me know and I'll call off my snipe. Where would we expect this thing to go price wise anyway?

[markus]

The price might get stupid... but have you asked the seller if he has a "buy it now" price in mind? I don't see any "unit is available for sale locally" notice, though, so he probably intends for the auction to run its full course.

In speaking with the seller, he's moving to California, and has an almost identical unit which he's already got out there with some crazy SME arm . . .

I'm pretty sure it'll run its course :yes:

[similost]

Go ahead and leave your snipe on it.. I've got a good idea what the value is to me, as I'm sure you do also... so.. highest bidder will win... You may have a higher price than I have in mind, so if you remove yours, then a chance we would both miss out..

[similost]

Yep.. looks like the price on it is going to end up getting real crazy.. $305 with 5 days... we'll see though

[WilCruiser]

Yeah, He told me he needs it to go within a week too. I can't get there for about two to three weeks and I'm certainly not paying to have it shipped! So I'm out. Good luck!

[similost]

I could probably make it there in time.. .I don't know.. this may get to be more than I am willing to pay to. I was hoping the shipping and crating would keep it cheap, but I have a feeling it's not... Right now, I think the price is still a deal for what you are getting..

[rustycat]

Boy Howdy!

Looks like you could power a submarine with the hardware in the case.

So, what do you need a forklift to load it?

I'll bet you could roll this thing across the San Andreas fault during an earthquake and the record still wouldn't skip!

[similost]

Yep... sure would be nice to have.. never have to buy another table for the rest of your life...

However, this is getting up there to it's not worth it to me... for this kinda money, I'd rather have something fresh and modern..

[similost]

Just surpassed what it's worth to me.. over a grand now.

I figured it would get up there, but with the shipping and crating costs, I figured it would have kept the price lower..

[similost]

Less than an hour and a half, and over two grand... Hope the winner isn't adding shipping to it.. WOW..

[beemer]

LOL finished at $3200.

For me, about $3000 more than I would pay. With a $3200 TT budget, I could smoke the performance of that relic.

But hey, that's me. I hope the buyer is happy.

Best,

Paul :thmbsp:

[similost]

About 2200 more than I was willing..