Re: Garrard record player deck identification.
The 70 Mk II was the Type A70, almost unchanged but for its nameplate. With the introduction of the Lab 80, the sales of Garrard's pusher platform models lagged, and the 70 Mk II was pushed onto the market with little enthusiasm. A cueing device, a much-demanded feature first introduced among automatic turntables on the Lab 80, and conspicuous on two lower-priced models introduced in the Mk II line, was lacking in the 70 Mk II, which was built primarily to use up the existing parts supply. Garrard had first introduced the pusher platform record changing mechanism, regarded as the safest and most reliable type, in the 1930s. The 70 Mk II was the last Garrard with this feature. Today, along with the Type A70, it is considered the finest record changer ever made for use with 78rpm records, because of the pusher platform.
70 Mk II, nicely restored sample with a Stanton 500E cartridge.
70 Mk II, tonearm. This is identical to the Type A70 tonearm.
70 Mk II, platter medallion.
70 Mk II, nameplate.
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