Wanted: record player/turntable tonearm assembly

Buy, sell, or trade your phonograph-related items here [except music]
Post Reply
User avatar
kirtley2012
Victor IV
Posts: 1579
Joined: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:10 pm
Personal Text: Buyer of broken things
Location: North Shields, UK
Contact:

Wanted: record player/turntable tonearm assembly

Post by kirtley2012 »

I'm looking for a newer type tonearm and cartridge, a type that uses a stylus rather than a steel needle, or a record player deck I can remove the tonearm from

I've got the remains of a homemade electric gramophone, essentially a homemade case with a 30's HMV electric motor in, the tonearm is missing, so I want to fit a newer type tonearm and have a turntable for all my 78's I can play through my hifi

I'm based in the UK but does anyone have anything?

Cheers

Online
User avatar
gramophone-georg
Victor VI
Posts: 3984
Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:55 pm
Personal Text: Northwest Of Normal
Location: Eugene/ Springfield Oregon USA

Re: Wanted: record player/turntable tonearm assembly

Post by gramophone-georg »

How long of an arm do you need?
"He who dies with the most shellac wins"- some nutty record geek

I got PTSD from Peter F's avatar

User avatar
kirtley2012
Victor IV
Posts: 1579
Joined: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:10 pm
Personal Text: Buyer of broken things
Location: North Shields, UK
Contact:

Re: Wanted: record player/turntable tonearm assembly

Post by kirtley2012 »

gramophone-georg wrote:How long of an arm do you need?
Any length, I'll be re-making the motor board so I'll be able to make anything work

User avatar
kirtley2012
Victor IV
Posts: 1579
Joined: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:10 pm
Personal Text: Buyer of broken things
Location: North Shields, UK
Contact:

Re: Wanted: record player/turntable tonearm assembly

Post by kirtley2012 »

Anything around?

Online
User avatar
Orchorsol
Victor IV
Posts: 1622
Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:03 am
Location: Dover, UK
Contact:

Re: Wanted: record player/turntable tonearm assembly

Post by Orchorsol »

Hi Alex - I might have an old record player arm deep in storage but it will be an age before I can get to it again, sorry! You might be able to find a dud record player cheaply near you on eBay/Gumtree/Preloved. I probably don't need to tell you but the cartridge is likely to be u/s (although you might be lucky) and a decent replacement isn't cheap - BSR SC12M or H is usually recommended (unless you have a phono input and want a magnetic cartridge, in which case you'd need a somewhat more hi-fi arm anyway).

All the best,
Andy
BCN thorn needles made to the original 1920s specifications: http://www.burmesecolourneedles.com

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe4DNb ... TPE-zTAJGg?

Post Reply