SERVICES
General Servicing - $150
A general servicing includes the following:
- Taking apart the tone arm base and rising mechanism.
- Removing the old oil
- Replacing the old oil with new oil and reassembling.
- Lubricating the motor
- Cleaning the platter
- Disassembling, cleaning, and lubrication of the counterweight
- Placing new felt under the slider
- Accurate calibration of the speed
- Cleaning and adjustment of the potentiometers
- Adjustment of the magnetic break
- Balancing of the counterweight
- Proper calibration of the anti-skate mechanism
- Installation of new cartridge (if desired)
- Cartridge alignment with use of a protractor and overhang gage
- Full set up
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(There is an additional cost for parts if the turntable is to be recapped)
Custom Repairs / Troubleshooting - $75/Hr
Custom repairs are billed for the time it takes to complete the repair from removing the first screw, to putting the last screw back in. I do not up charge the cost of parts if new parts are needed. There is a fee of $75/hr charged in 15 minute increments for custom repairs, which is rounded down to the nearest increment.
I can recap/restore, replace tonearms, dampen tonearm cue machanisms, fix speed issues, replace dust covers, replace/fix parts, etc.
Contact for a custom quote.
Full Set Up - $45
A full set up includes the following:
- Balancing of the counterweight
- Proper calibration of the anti-skate mechanism
- Installation of new cartridge
- Cartridge alignment with use of a protractor and overhang gage
RCA Cable / Upgrade $80
An RCA replacement includes the following:
- Removing the old RCA's
- Cleaning the PCB board of the old solder
- Installation of new RCA's using solder
- Self-grounding modification included for free
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(Shielded heavy guage RCA cables included)
Self Grounding - $45
A Self-Grounding includes the following:
- Cutting/wrapping extra length of wire
- Securing the ground wire to a grounding location on the RCA's using new solder
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(See RCA Cable / Upgrade)
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RCA Jack Conversion $100
An RCA jack conversion includes the following:
- Removing the old RCA's
- Cleaning the PCB board of the old solder
- Installation of a 3D printed mounting plate with gold plated female RCA output jacks
- Self-grounding modification included for free
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Parts include: gold plated female RCA output jacks, 36 AWG tonearm wire, custom 3D printed jack housing
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(This entirely removes attached RCA cables)
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Buffalo, MN