Fairchild 740 lathe need advice and help...
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Fairchild 740 lathe need advice and help...
Hi I have recently got hold of a Fairchild 740 lathe, I was wondering if anyone had one of these and if they could give me any background info on it.
It came with a British made MOY Type B1/A B.B.C mono feedback cutterhead that takes a Fairchild/Presto Longshank styli. Any info on this would be great.
There are a few things wrong with it at the moment that I think are pretty simple to solve, namely, the belt is loose and the electrics that power the motor seem to turn themselves off after a few minutes... apart from that the cutting mechanism seems to work well.
It came with no cutter or feedback amps so any advice on what to replace it with would be great!
Thanks!
It came with a British made MOY Type B1/A B.B.C mono feedback cutterhead that takes a Fairchild/Presto Longshank styli. Any info on this would be great.
There are a few things wrong with it at the moment that I think are pretty simple to solve, namely, the belt is loose and the electrics that power the motor seem to turn themselves off after a few minutes... apart from that the cutting mechanism seems to work well.
It came with no cutter or feedback amps so any advice on what to replace it with would be great!
Thanks!
just down the road then - it was great to speak to you on the phone - meet up soon to see the fairchild....
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Wanted: Stylus for Presto, Mono heads Grampian, Fairchild, Presto, Fairchild 740 lathes, Presto 8n, 8d 8dg lathes or parts or Presto or wot ever recording Amps, PM me what you have for sale.
Wanted: Stylus for Presto, Mono heads Grampian, Fairchild, Presto, Fairchild 740 lathes, Presto 8n, 8d 8dg lathes or parts or Presto or wot ever recording Amps, PM me what you have for sale.
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I wonder if there are any Fairchild 641 stereo cutting systems still operating anywhere? I have seen parts of it including the transmitting tube type cutting amps and I think I saw the lathe once. The head is the most interesting part in that it has a lateral coil and a vertical coil. You feed it sum and diference signals rather than Left and Right. I think that is why there is a switch for this on their famous 670 limiter which I guess was also part of the system. For some reason they chose to use an rf signal which the feedback coils modulated for their feedback scheme.
A very "outside the box" design. Some 60s Dot and I think Vanguard records credit it on the back cover.
A very "outside the box" design. Some 60s Dot and I think Vanguard records credit it on the back cover.
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Fairchild 740
Hi,congratulations for the Lathe I`ve be cutting records for the past 4 years with this Overhead,below some pics working,if you need help feel free to ask me,and Simon greetings from Argentina.
Regards.
Hamilton.
www.hamiltonrecords.com.ar
http://blogs.tn.com.ar/lado-web/archives/2008/02/solo_para_nostalgicos.html
Regards.
Hamilton.
www.hamiltonrecords.com.ar
http://blogs.tn.com.ar/lado-web/archives/2008/02/solo_para_nostalgicos.html
Re: Fairchild 740
Hey I saw on your pictures that you put a record player under the 740 bridge. Did you have any problems with the original configuration? How is the bridge driven anyway? Does it come with a special motor for the lead screw?Hamilton wrote: Hi,congratulations for the Lathe I`ve be cutting records for the past 4 years with this Overhead,below some pics working,if you need help feel free to ask me,and Simon greetings from Argentina.
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