Fairchild, Turntable, lathes, and transcribers

Gepetto

Gepetto

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What happened to all that great stuff that used to originate from JAMAICA NY? Bygone days for sure. Very sad as you cannot get gear made with this kind of robustness any more.
 
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laatsch55 said:
Jim---do you OWN that stuff?????????
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No, I own 2 Fairchild Turntables, neither of which is a lathe, I just like to preserve the photos for future reference.

The 2 that I own are stout and easy to work on, I have a preference to the 412-1B over the 440, both are excellent tables . The 412 was my first Fairchild and I got it as NOS cheap before everyone caught on to what they were missing.

Jim
 
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Fairchild said:
laatsch55 said:
Jim---do you OWN that stuff?????????
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No, I own 2 Fairchild Turntbles, neither of which is a lathe, I just like to preserve the photos for future reference.

The 2 that I own are stout and easy to work on, I have a preference to the 412-1B over the 440, both are excellent tables . The 412 was my first Fairchild and I got it as NOS cheap before everyone caught on to what they were missing.

Jim
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Jim, dude, you put my 'Monster Receiver' thread in the shade :ugeek: , Awesome archive of Fairchild :thumbright: , tho the SME 3009 arm has a lot to do with the sound.
 
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I agree Craig. The arm and the cartridge are a most of the sound, the plynth does contribute some too.

I believe a good TT is a TT that can provide a stable platform that has the ability to isolate the platter and tonearm from vibrations and have a constant consistant speed without contributing any noise for the pickup to pick up. Fairchild uses a 2 belt system to isolate the motor from the platter and it seems to work well. The weight of the platter makes for a very good flywheel to aid in keeping things steady.

Jim
 
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