Columbia AH barn find + great transformation

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Very attractive machine. I'm delighted to see the final results.

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Great job preserving this AH!!!
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Wonderful Martin, congratulations!
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Wow... Congratulations! It looks and sounds fantastic!
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Looks great. I am glad it is compete now.
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Thats pretty, I like the early front mount machines, gorgeous!
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Thank you guys, I am very happy with it! From what I've seen the motor noise is very common, but the horn almost completely blocks the noise when playing a record, so I don't really mind.

Im having a little bit of trouble with the weight distribution, the horn makes the weight of the repeoducer too light and it sometimes skips, anyone have advice on how to fix that?

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Not sure on that one but is the horn support straight up & down, or tilted? Any cant on that horn might make it skip.

By the way, the machine looks amazing & you did a job to be proud of. Again.
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Nice Columbia AH...
Weber gas grill AND a Big Green Egg?...I wanna party on Martin's deck...
I won't even mention the loud motor while we're spinning shellac...

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Mormon S wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:17 pm Thank you guys, I am very happy with it! From what I've seen the motor noise is very common, but the horn almost completely blocks the noise when playing a record, so I don't really mind.

Im having a little bit of trouble with the weight distribution, the horn makes the weight of the repeoducer too light and it sometimes skips, anyone have advice on how to fix that?

Thanks
Martin
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