#1 Swapping parts between 401s of different vintages?
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 4:49 pm
Hello all,
I'm new here and like to say that I'm excited to be here! It's not often that you find a forum with a section devoted purely to Garrard TTs!!
Anyway my question is pretty simple - I'm interested in finding out whether the mechanical bits - linkages, bearings, spindles, etc "swap" out between the various iterations of the 401. I was considering purchasing another Garrard 401 as a source of spare parts. My current 401 has the serial number #4300.
Would it be OK to purchase another 401 with the serial, say, ~#13,000? Would the parts swap out successfully? I understand, for example, that there are quite a few variations in the neon strobe light, but as mentioned earlier, I am more concerned about the "mechanical" bits.
I would be interested to hear anyone's experiences with respect to this. I'm sure someone must have tried swapping parts between a couple of 401s that had carked it to make up a single good specimen..?
Anyone?
I'm new here and like to say that I'm excited to be here! It's not often that you find a forum with a section devoted purely to Garrard TTs!!
Anyway my question is pretty simple - I'm interested in finding out whether the mechanical bits - linkages, bearings, spindles, etc "swap" out between the various iterations of the 401. I was considering purchasing another Garrard 401 as a source of spare parts. My current 401 has the serial number #4300.
Would it be OK to purchase another 401 with the serial, say, ~#13,000? Would the parts swap out successfully? I understand, for example, that there are quite a few variations in the neon strobe light, but as mentioned earlier, I am more concerned about the "mechanical" bits.
I would be interested to hear anyone's experiences with respect to this. I'm sure someone must have tried swapping parts between a couple of 401s that had carked it to make up a single good specimen..?
Anyone?