The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

yes- it's been a while
I shoulda bought a lathe from Grundy for 30K when I had the chance - instead of wasting my time on that pressing plant fiasco

Does anyone know if this lathe has actually been sold and if so who purchased it?

Hello everyone, I still haven't figured out where exactly the presses will end up. We have a rental place lined up, but I hope that the seller will work out a last minute arrangement to let me keep everything where it is. The owner has made excellent 12" and 7" records with my new materials. It took...

Thanks.
I do know that Paul Gold at Salt Mastering/Brooklyn Phono and Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray at Acoustech can also do all analog.

Does anyone out there have a list of people who cut stereo acetates without using a digital delay?

Thanks,
Bill

So did you decide to buy the plant? It looks like I'm finally getting closer to closing a deal on buying a pressing plant and defunct studio here in Pittsburgh. I plan to buy the building and keep the presses set up as-is. The presses finally made records last month after sitting idle for over 20 ye...

Hello, I will soon be the owner of an old Scully 501 lathe. Is there anyone on the board using a fixed pitch Scully? Aside from the inability to get longer cuts and maximize level, what (if any) are the sonic drawbacks to a fixed-pitch system. Will I really be at a disadvantage sonically even if I k...