Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

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Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50256Unread post piaptk
Sun May 06, 2018 3:48 am

A little custom lathe we made in honor of The Lathe Caves oldest/youngest employee.

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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50311Unread post piaptk
Sat May 12, 2018 8:39 am

Oh come on. Nobody has ANYTHING to say about this?
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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

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Sat May 12, 2018 10:46 am

I think folks are too traumatized or jealous....

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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50314Unread post tragwag
Sat May 12, 2018 6:42 pm

this is something totally else
making lathe cuts on a Presto 6N, HIFI stereo cuts on vinylrecorder
at Audio Geography Studios, Providence, RI USA
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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

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Sun May 13, 2018 9:27 am

Im not traumatized but jealous for sure! I quite like the tropical edition,would fit right in in my studio cuz i live in the tropics.

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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50326Unread post piaptk
Mon May 14, 2018 6:09 am

It is for sale and I'll knock a little off the $175,999.99 price tag for ya.

Anybody that wants this masterpiece PM me.
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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50334Unread post symatic
Tue May 15, 2018 7:38 am

looks insane! how does it sound?

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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50336Unread post piaptk
Tue May 15, 2018 9:53 am

I'm waiting on a new capstan for it. But the cutterhead was rewound by Opcode66 and sounds badass.
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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

Post: # 50339Unread post symatic
Wed May 16, 2018 8:57 am

nice, would love to hear a rip of what the head can do. I have a 5C but haven't got a nice stylus yet, so my only tests have been with metal ones so the sound is pretty aweful (mostly because of my noob-ness i imagine) but I have heard a few really nice cuts with presto mono heads and saphhire or diamond stylii

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Re: Presto 6N sacrilege / customization

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Tue May 22, 2018 5:26 pm

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