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17th Oct 2018, 12:49 pm | #1 |
Triode
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Highlands, UK.
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Dual Party Record Player
Hello all,
A friend has unearthed an old turntable in her loft and was wondering if it's any good. It's a Dual Party 295A. It powers up but there's no stylus. Also, the arm is cracked and has been taped over. Is it worth bothering even trying to source a stylus or is it unusable with the gammy arm? Anyone know these machines? Thanks in advance. |
17th Oct 2018, 1:46 pm | #2 | |||
Dekatron
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Re: Dual Party Record Player
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Someone will have to do work on it, between an hour and several hours. Most of us do this for a hobby. If it's done commercially, it will wipe out any residual value in the set.
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17th Oct 2018, 2:24 pm | #3 |
Dekatron
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Re: Dual Party Record Player
That dates from the 1950s. It has charm visually. However, in my experience, it will need a lot of work to get going properly.
Almost certainly new rubber idler (hard to find), new cartridge (expensive/unobtainable, and in the case of Duals you'd need to modify the arm to fit another), deck/motor lubrication, amplifier component replacement, then there's the problem of a broken arm. And it is still a rather crude deck unsuitable for playing valuable LPs on, for example. Personally I'd look at getting something in better condition.
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17th Oct 2018, 4:27 pm | #4 |
Triode
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Re: Dual Party Record Player
Thanks for the replies. I thought it might be a nice unit to play some less than pristine records on, if it were only a case of a bit of grease and a new cartridge. I wouldn't have a clue about amp section so will steer clear.
I'll warn her about plugging it in again. Cheers |