Nice turntables. Attached picture is an absolute requirement.

[Anton D]

Europe, 1972!

Brilliant!

 

[Dave Zan]

There have been a few Transcriptors pictures in this thread, but not the Skeleton.
I first saw the Transcriptor back in the early 1970's, first in the window of my city's upmarket hi-fi store then in Clockwork O.
It left a deep impression in my juvenile mind, just an incredible object, to actually own one was beyond my dreams.
As of today, I do...
It's kind of unbelievable, I know I can have better performance with a cheap CD player.
But this is functional art.
I think the first track will be David Byrne
"You may find yourself with a beautiful [turntable]
You may say to yourself, how did I work this?
And you may say to yourself....WHAT HAVE I DONE?"

 

[Killingbeans]

Holy crap, that looks like a nightmare to keep free from dust and fingerprints

 

[anmpr1]

There have been a few Transcriptors pictures in this thread, but not the Skeleton.

Brings back memories. In the late '70s I bought a Skeleton from an defunct store (they are all pretty much defunct these days) called Sound Gallery in Winter Park, Fl. There were three arm options available: Transcriptors Vesitgal, Mayware Formula 4, and Grace 707. Instead of the Vestigal and/or Formula 4, both of which I considered too flaky, even for me, I had the dealer install the Grace.

The deck was quite impressive, visually. That much is certain.

However, after a few years the motor died. You have to remember that back then there was no Internet of things, and the company was in (I believe) Ireland. The story I heard was that they were out of business, as was the Sound Gallery. No local fix-it shop would touch it. So I was stuck with ten or twenty pounds of plate glass, chrome and black plastic.

One day I happened to be slumming in another dealer's shop, across the street (Absolute Sound, the local McIntosh franchisee--long gone, too), talking to the owner. I casually mentioned I had a glass record player sitting in a closet, out of service. He was familiar with it, expressed an interest, and we negotiated a trade. I transferred the deck to him for a new Denon 103D, which was my favorite cartridge at that time. I think the D retailed for around three hundred USD, or thereabouts. Not really sure from memory.

Dealer said he wasn't interested in fixing it (about that time digits were becoming a thing, and that is what people wanted). Instead, he placed it in his storefront window, simply as a curiosity for sidewalk traffic. Told me that passerbys who were otherwise not audiophiles would actually come into his store to inqure about the oddity.

Sometimes I see them on the auction sites going for silly money. One thing--the glass was much better visually than any plastic or Lucite, as it wouldn't yellow--or scratch.

Final factoid: the company also made a 'straight line tracking' table. Typical Transcriptors weirdness, the tonearm didn't move across the record... the platter moved across a fixed tonearm. Few would have ever had the intelligence or commerical business sense to try and get something like that to work! Which from what I understand, didn't.

 

[DanielT]

Dual CS 529:

CS 529 - DUAL

dual.de

I wonder if this feature will appeal to potential buyers? You can control the record player via an app. Check 1:45 into the video.

 

[thewas]

Direct Drive Turntables / Natto - Japan's Top Inventions | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

The stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time: direct drive turntables & natto.

www3.nhk.or.jp

 

[Thomas_A]

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2091032/[/URL

Turntables are ok but Natto is not my cup of tea. ”Nattō has a distinctive strong smell reminiscent of a mixture of sharp cheese, ammonia and old socks.” Which I agee upon.

 

[AdrianusG]

Turntables are ok but Natto is not my cup of tea. ”Nattō has a distinctive strong smell reminiscent of a mixture of sharp cheese, ammonia and old socks.” Which I agee upon.

Natto, It's an acquired taste for sure, and i don't acquire it

 

[zeropoint]

 

[zeropoint]

With optical sensor based platter speed control..

 

[Snoopy]

Will upgrade the stylus In the next 2 weeks to a AT VM95ML