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GP49000 · 14th Dec 2012, 8:36 am

After the first three models in the Unimech line, Garrard introduced more. Since cueing and antiskate functions were provided by a module within the Unimech subchassis, it was simple to add either or both of those functions.

The 6-200C was a 6-200 large platter model with non-damped cueing added. The tonearm would lower directly as the user lowered the cueing lever, its descent not damped by the mechanism if the lever were lowered too quickly. It did not have antiskate.

The 6-100C was a 6-100 small platter model with non-damped cueing and no antiskate.

The 6-100T was a 6-100 small platter model with a battery-powered motor and the tubular tonearm from the CC10 minichanger. It lacked cueing and antiskate.

The Model 42 was the 6-300 built for the USA market, sold as a "Pre-Pack" with the record changer preinstalled on a plastic plinth at first; later, fibreboard with imitation wood veneer. There were two versions: the 42M with a four-pole motor and a preinstalled Pickering V-15/ATE-4 cartridge, and the 42C with a two-pole motor and a preinstalled ceramic cartridge. Both had damped cueing and antiskate, and the same uncalibrated screwdriver-operated tracking weight adjuster as the 6-300.

Photos:

6-200C. Note no antiskating control.
42M
42M arm and antiskating detail; same as 6-300
42M tonearm detail. Silver crosspoint screw is the tracking weight adjuster; no tracking weight scale.

14th Dec 2012, 8:36 am	#80
GP49000 Hexode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sonoma County, California, USA. Posts: 405	Re: Garrard record player deck identification. After the first three models in the Unimech line, Garrard introduced more. Since cueing and antiskate functions were provided by a module within the Unimech subchassis, it was simple to add either or both of those functions. The 6-200C was a 6-200 large platter model with non-damped cueing added. The tonearm would lower directly as the user lowered the cueing lever, its descent not damped by the mechanism if the lever were lowered too quickly. It did not have antiskate. The 6-100C was a 6-100 small platter model with non-damped cueing and no antiskate. The 6-100T was a 6-100 small platter model with a battery-powered motor and the tubular tonearm from the CC10 minichanger. It lacked cueing and antiskate. The Model 42 was the 6-300 built for the USA market, sold as a "Pre-Pack" with the record changer preinstalled on a plastic plinth at first; later, fibreboard with imitation wood veneer. There were two versions: the 42M with a four-pole motor and a preinstalled Pickering V-15/ATE-4 cartridge, and the 42C with a two-pole motor and a preinstalled ceramic cartridge. Both had damped cueing and antiskate, and the same uncalibrated screwdriver-operated tracking weight adjuster as the 6-300. Photos: 6-200C. Note no antiskating control. 42M 42M arm and antiskating detail; same as 6-300 42M tonearm detail. Silver crosspoint screw is the tracking weight adjuster; no tracking weight scale. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by GP49000; 14th Dec 2012 at 9:01 am.