The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Hi Paul,

Any chance of sharing schematic also.

Best
Peter

Jeez. That rack must be made of gold. 6K is a shocking price.

I used to have a pair of U473a here. I wonder how well matched those are to be used as a stereo pair.
Complete rebuild? Maybe?

Try vintagetools.de or vintagecity.de


If no luck something like that is pretty easy to wrap around an opamp yourself.

I agree. I guess some of us were concerned when the amp appeared on ebay, but its good to see it been kept together.

Can you get in there with a dynamic EQ?


Hard to say without hearing the program.

Sillitoe wrote:Larry Nix interview with this lathe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgetX-UjttM

Nice.

It could be.
The only one I have seen utilize the clock was the Stax lathe.
How common were those clocks back then though.
Not very I reckon.

It doesn't seem to be listed with ardent anymore but it could be your starting point.
Drop them a mail but I wouldn't hold your breath with getting a reply.

I gather it is still in Ardent studios as it was in 2011.

Is it this VMS.

The clock on to of the pitch control gives it away, as it was kept as was....

http://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2367

Hey BD,

Great work. Long may it serve you well.

Best
Peter

I think its the usual story mossy. An audiophile turning a neumann lathe into a super gramaphone.

Thanks I was trying to avoid the finger blade but I found the other thread which presented the problems. It is not for a presto but for the presto type thread. I made a neumann type holder for the finger blade. Will post a couple of pictures when it is complete. Waiting for a dye to arrive for a cou...

Hey Jaakko,

Another request for the caps variable system.
Whatever info you have scanned would be great.

Best Regards,
Peter.

Buy an RV and drive it to the desert. Worked for others

Has Apollo any fast food chicken shops though..............

No I dont supply any gears just the screw am afraid.

Hi

I can get screws for presto and rek o kut made.

Only in batch of 10 screws

€1000 per batch is €100 per screw.

Best
Peter

Thanks a simple mold might be a good idea.

I shall have a think about it.

Has anybody had any luck fabricating a replacement for a Presto half nut?

Markrob????

Thumbs up.