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  1. Well, sort of. The 1218 is still on the work bench, I've been busy with other stuff. But i got a second Dual that was so cheap i couldn't pass it over. It's a 1214, that was a higher level entrance at the time.

     

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    It plays well, it just won't turn off the motor once the record has played, have to pull the plug. So while the big brother is getting fixed, i can listen to stuff with this one and then fix this. Another plus, the mechanics on both are the same, so if i get lost i can compare to see what goes where.

    So, I'll be getting there, i guess.

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  2. Welcome to the Forum!

    Those are Heresy 1. I have them too, great speakers, enjoy!

     

    There is a serial number, stenciled into the back upper rim of the cabinet, if You would like to know in detail when your speakers left the factory, look here:

     

     

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  3. 3 hours ago, JohnJ said:

    But we only had six paid holidays last time I worked in `99. Got a week more after a year and two weeks was the max from two years employed out for blue collar stuff. How many do you guys in the old Europe have?

     

    Happy New Year!

    You have a point there, JohnJ... I have 31 days of paid holidays now, 28 with my old employer. 

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  4. 51 minutes ago, Full Range said:


    Boxing Day is always Dec 26 in Australia 

    But this year - because 25/26 Dec fell on a weekend we got 2 public holidays Mon & Tuesday yay 😀 

    You're lucky! Here in Germany, if a public holiday falls on a weekend? Too bad for You, of to work you go on Monday! 😒

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  5. 1 hour ago, Invidiosulus said:

    We came home from mass yesterday and opened presents.

    the living room immediately turned into LEGO madness.

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    I cooked a couple ducks on the BGE for dinner.

     

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    A year ago on Christmas we had snow and 12° weather.

    Kind of a different vibe this year.

    Good to see children interested in something other than Play Stations & X-Boxes! Every now and then i pull out my Legos as well...

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  6. A bit of work done today, fixed the putty on the back-panels and worked on the grilles.

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    This is what the fabric can look like, once cats have had their way...

     

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    What to do with the remains of the old glue? Leave it, as base for the new glue, sand it of (might be tough to do...). Who has done this before, input welcome, thanks!

  7. 1 minute ago, MicroMara said:

    André ..welcome to the TT world with an exciting vintage Dual TT, any idea which Pick Up is installed ? Looks like a Shure Cartridge M 75 or V 15 Series ? And Joe Jackson...love him, got a lot of records from him   you´ll see 😁

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    Yup, M75 and this one's a Dual 1214, the 1218 is still in pieces and  being cleaned. I bought this LP a few others from a fellow member on the Dual Forum, doubles and stuff he didn' t listen to anymore.

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  8. Do Your students know about their teacher being a "Cool Teach" listening to his vinyl while doing corrections at home?

    Thanks for sharing Your impressions! 

    Seems like I into hoarding TTs now.... Got a second Dual today, it was here in Berlin and for 45€ i just couldn't say no. Bummer the DIN/ Cinch adapter I need is taking so long to arrive, so no spinning for me yet.

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  9. The following will be an old hat to our carpenter friends, but it´s a new one to an amateur like me.

    Here´s my results from today's try-out:

     

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    This is the dent, right in the middle on the front edge...

     

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    This is what it looked like after. You soak the spot with a few dabs of water and then use a hot-iron on the dent. As i understand it, the water, which entered the wood, evaporates with enough power to force the dented wood outward, lessening the dent. I had to repeat the procedure a few times.

    Maybe I´ll give another try tomorrow and then sand out the rest. I´m positive, this will take care of that.

     

    Here´s the link to the video (German only):

     

     

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