This project started out as my favorite uncle's old Garrard Type A MkII record changer from the mid 60's. It played, but made a lot of noise and needed some TLC to ever work correctly. Since it has more moving parts than the space shuttle, I opted to strip it down to the basics, build a custom wood base, add a better Marantz tonearm, and use it as a fully manual single play turntable. The main part of the base is cherry, and the inner frame is curly maple. I'm using the original Garrard motor and rim drive system, and the original aluminum platter. I removed the original spring suspension, and added some vibration isolating rubber feet in it's place. I added the clear acrylic slip mat and a decent hyper elliptical vivid line stylus to make it sing. It should hold it's own against some pretty decent tables.
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