Fairchild suitcase lathe on eBay
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- Angus McCarthy
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Fairchild suitcase lathe on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Fairchild-220-539G-Presto-Turntable-16-Record-Cutter-Recording-Lathe-/221058611372
Seller says it's fresh from a radio station's basement, and it certainly looks immaculate!
Seller says it's fresh from a radio station's basement, and it certainly looks immaculate!
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Being a crystal head unit it differs quite a bit from the later 199/220/539 Fairchild lathes that use the 541 cutterhead. One would need to do a fair amount of machining to mount any other cutter then the stock crystal unit. Funny thing is the playback arm, in a separate auction, sold for $1900. I am building up a Fairchild 539 in a roll a round cabinet right now. I am friends with the seller and he is hooking me up with all the lacquers and styli from that score!!
Best Kris
BTW - Have I mentioned how important it is to become friends with your local radio/theater sound scavengers??
Best Kris
BTW - Have I mentioned how important it is to become friends with your local radio/theater sound scavengers??
Live and learn - Thanks for the education. It seems odd that such a machine would be provided with a crystal cutter. Are there different grades of crystal cutters, or would you expect all them to perform in a way similar to a Wilcox Gay, etc.. ?
In Robert Morrison's book, he touches on the subject of crystal cutters, saying they did a great job and had a wide frequency range, but never caught on professionally.
In Robert Morrison's book, he touches on the subject of crystal cutters, saying they did a great job and had a wide frequency range, but never caught on professionally.
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