Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

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piaptk
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Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

Post: # 57388Unread post piaptk
Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:52 pm

Hello everyone!

If you need your magnetic mono cutter head serviced or repaired, I've been doing it for the last couple years for my own gear and thought I would put it out there for those with dead cutter heads lying around. I've trained with the Masters: Len and Jacob Horowitz, as well as "that other repair guy", and also had a lot of valuable assistance/knowledge dropped on me by one of the G.O.A.T.s Markrob.

Price is usually between $150-400 depending on what it needs. It's ala carte pricing so you don't have to pay for anything you don't need. Broken/Missing Parts, stripped/seized screws, fried coils, crumbling bobbins, etc all run up the cost. But, luckily, I've got a pretty good graveyard of dead cutter heads lying around to pull parts from.


Value add-ons: Every head repair includes a reasonable and reliable turnaround time and I will treat you with the respect that all humans deserve and I will be nice to you. :-)

Heads I am confident with (because I've done a lot of them):
Presto 1c
Presto 1d
Presto 1b
Presto 5c
Audax rh5


Heads I will "give it a go with middlin' confidence" because I've done one or two, but am not super proficient with
Astatic UC-8
Astatich M-41
Audax/Rca/Presto Tombstone Heads
Olsen

Heads I won't work on because I can't or just don't wanna:
Fairchilds
Grampians
Cook
Van Epps
I Buy/Sell/Restore Vintage Machines/Parts and Provide Phone/In Person Tech Support
www.MichaelDixonVinylArt.com
www.LatheCutCamp.com
www.RecordLatheParts.com
www.MobileVinylRecorders.com
www.LatheCuts.com

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Re: Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

Post: # 57449Unread post tragwag
Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:18 pm

sweet, good to know!
making lathe cuts on a Presto 6N, HIFI stereo cuts on vinylrecorder
at Audio Geography Studios, Providence, RI USA
http://www.audiogeography.com

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Re: Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

Post: # 57484Unread post soeffingodly
Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:04 am

+1 on Mike's service, he's always been top shelf in all my dealings with him.
"I wasn't lying. Things I said later seemed untrue."

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Joel Noct
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Re: Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

Post: # 57545Unread post Joel Noct
Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:11 pm

+1 for Mike as well, always been a solid dude. May have a cutterhead to send you shortly...

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Re: Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

Post: # 57595Unread post New2Lathe
Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:35 am

I recently had a distortion issue with my 1C. I sent it to Mike and he worked some magic and it is as good as ever.

+1 on Mike Dixon’s Presto service.

Thanks-

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Re: Offered - Mono Cutter Head Repairs

Post: # 57709Unread post markweider
Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:47 pm

I definitely would like you to do your magic with my 5c head for my k8!!!

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