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GP49000 · 21st Jan 2014, 11:04 pm

The new scans are up! (THANKS to Rhgbristol!)

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1981 catalogue

GT255ap-GT355ap instructions

I have a Garrard DD450 and it performs well, indeed. When I acquired it, my DD450 suffered from the same problem that
afflicts many in the Advanced Design Group (wherein Garrard moved the operating controls to the front): a broken cueing
linkage. I haven't reached those models yet in the Deck Identification series but soon will, and will explain the problem
at that time. My DD450 also has an S-shaped arm. Garrard changed the tonearm midway in DD450 production from an
S-shaped arm to a straight arm. The catalog that is downloadable above shows the straight-arm version. The attached
photo shows one with the S-shaped arm.

21st Jan 2014, 11:04 pm	#132
GP49000 Hexode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sonoma County, California, USA. Posts: 405	Re: Garrard record player deck identification. The new scans are up! (THANKS to Rhgbristol!) Membership at Vinyl Engine (free) required to download. The pages with the download links are: 1981 catalogue GT255ap-GT355ap instructions I have a Garrard DD450 and it performs well, indeed. When I acquired it, my DD450 suffered from the same problem that afflicts many in the Advanced Design Group (wherein Garrard moved the operating controls to the front): a broken cueing linkage. I haven't reached those models yet in the Deck Identification series but soon will, and will explain the problem at that time. My DD450 also has an S-shaped arm. Garrard changed the tonearm midway in DD450 production from an S-shaped arm to a straight arm. The catalog that is downloadable above shows the straight-arm version. The attached photo shows one with the S-shaped arm. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by GP49000; 21st Jan 2014 at 11:18 pm.