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Rescued a Pioneer PL-530

willyrover

willyrover

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Finally got my PL-530 finished.

I picked it up at a garage sale for $2 a while ago. It was a real mess. Every screw was either loose or missing. Dustcover was shot. Vinyl was peeling all over and everything was covered in a thick layer of dirt. It was missing the headshell and the arm rest. Everything else looked complete and the motor ran so I gave it a go.

Luckily, I found a Pioneer headshell and an arm rest that worked well after I shortened the shaft on it.

Once I worked all the bugs out I peeled off the remaining vinyl, gave it a light sand, and 2 coats of Krylon Semi-Flat black. It's not perfect but it looks really sharp with a little "mood lighting".
 
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Looks like you've got a winner there. Nice job! The black looks handsome. But I agree with cabinover--you overpaid. :D

Now the big question: how does it sound?
 
Looks great! You've brought a nice machine back from the junk pile and made it look better than stock. Good job!:thmbsp:
 
If you don't mind me asking, where did you find the headshell? I have a not-so-beat-up 530 with some cheap aftermarket headshell on it that I would like to replace. I have the original one but it looks like it's been through a trash compactor.
 
willyrover,
Did you remove the tonearm or tape it off?
I have a PL530 with peeling vinyl and I like your idea.
I was thinking of trying to do a wood veneer but I've never tried it before and do not know if a turntable is a good first veneering project.
 
gimmieshelter31 said:
willyrover,
Did you remove the tonearm or tape it off?
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Removing the tonearm looked more complicated that I thought I could handle. The mechanism worked perfectly and I didn't want to screw it up so I taped it off.

I removed all the parts from it that I could and removed the three screws holding the base plate. This let the base plate lift up about 3/4" and I held it up with some painters tape.

I also removed the control plate but left the switches inside the chassis. Just taped off all the holes.
 
willyrover said:
Finally got my PL-530 finished.

I picked it up at a garage sale for $2 a while ago. It was a real mess. Every screw was either loose or missing. Dustcover was shot. Vinyl was peeling all over and everything was covered in a thick layer of dirt. It was missing the headshell and the arm rest. Everything else looked complete and the motor ran so I gave it a go.

Luckily, I found a Pioneer headshell and an arm rest that worked well after I shortened the shaft on it.

Once I worked all the bugs out I peeled off the remaining vinyl, gave it a light sand, and 2 coats of Krylon Semi-Flat black. It's not perfect but it looks really sharp with a little "mood lighting".
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That looks sharp in black!
 
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