oldenough Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 A few years ago a friend of mine had this turntable brought into his shop for repair, unable to get the thing to follow any commands he gave-up on it and the customer left it there. He sold it to me for the princely sum of $25, all I wanted was the Stanton 681EEE that was on it. Last week in a fit of boredom I decided to dig inside of it and see what might be the problem. Removed and cleaned all the plug-in connectors, and generally fooled around inside. Well whatdayaknow, the thing actually works now. Originally finished in a gorgeous piano black laquer, but someone had actually laid a cigarette on it and left a 1 inch burn right thru the finish, refinished it with a stick-on vinyl for now. Pretty decent sounding T/T, not sure whether that is down to the Stanton or the T/T, but I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Lookin' Good O.E.! That stick on Vinyl looks great and if it sounds good, it is good! [8] Nice Job! [Y] Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Thanks Dennie...Just a shame about the original finish, I had never seen such a nicer piano black, it really stood out. Maybe i'll get round to repairing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Oh come on Oldenough. You of all people, being of the hippie persuasion, should know that it was not a cigarette that caused the burn. Chain of events, put on a record, roll a joint, burn 1/3 of joint, think about ordering Chinese food, light up and take another hit, notice record ended 1/2 hour ago, lay joint down on TT to flip record, flip record, start listeing, think about old girlfriend, wander off and order a pizza, eat pop tarts while waiting for pizza to arrive, think cops are at the door when pizza arrives and don't answer, call buddy and ask him to bail you out of jail because the cops are there, think about how good some Kung Pao chicken would be after the "cops" leave, then crash on front lawn while on way to car to go out and get some Chinese food, wake up when sprinklers go off in the morning, record still skipping at the end and joint burnt out on TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Oh come on Oldenough. You of all people, being of the hippie persuasion, should know that it was not a cigarette that caused the burn. Chain of events, put on a record, roll a joint, burn 1/3 of joint, think about ordering Chinese food, light up and take another hit, notice record ended 1/2 hour ago, lay joint down on TT to flip record, flip record, start listeing, think about old girlfriend, wander off and order a pizza, eat pop tarts while waiting for pizza to arrive, think cops are at the door when pizza arrives and don't answer, call buddy and ask him to bail you out of jail because the cops are there, think about how good some Kung Pao chicken would be after the "cops" leave, then crash on front lawn while on way to car to go out and get some Chinese food, wake up when sprinklers go off in the morning, record still skipping at the end and joint burnt out on TT. LOL, Wow! you sure have a vivid imagination.....What makes you think I am "of the hippie persuasion" [ ]?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 What makes you think I am "of the hippie persuasion" [ ]?? Because your avitar photo looks just like this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 What makes you think I am "of the hippie persuasion" [ ]?? Because your avitar photo looks just like this guy. I think he might have you on that one, Oldenough! I do see some similarities! [^o)] Now fess up! Was it you who burned the TT????? [] Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Now fess up! Was it you who burned the TT????? The plot thickens. Let's see if he burns it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Whoa! Hold on a minute ain't that guy dead??....Actually your not the first person to say that...I think DTel or his wife noticed a similarity. Trust me I ain't no old hippie, and I didn't burn no darn Turntable.....Honest. [*-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Whoa! Hold on a minute ain't that guy dead??....Actually your not the first person to say that...I think DTel or his wife noticed a similarity. Trust me I ain't no old hippie, and I didn't burn no darn Turntable.....Honest. Yeah, I think "young hippie" sound much better too! [:#] Dennie [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 [:S] Whoa! Hold on a minute ain't that guy dead??....Actually your not the first person to say that...I think DTel or his wife noticed a similarity. Trust me I ain't no old hippie, and I didn't burn no darn Turntable.....Honest. Yeah, I think "young hippie" sound much better too! Dennie I'm sayin' no more.....Dennie are you just tryin' to stir it up??? I sure do like that Stanton 681eee. [:S] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 That is a very clean looking turntable. Do you have any closer pictures of the Stanton 681eee? You know how we love pictures! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 generally fooled around inside. Well whatdayaknow, the thing actually works now. Great! I love it when that happens! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Definitely a score for 25 bucks! Plus a legit reason to mess with some electronics! Big fun!Thevinyl actually looks pretty decent, but would love to see a pianofinish on a TT. Never seen that before. Is the body/enclosure/box thingie (not sure what to call it [:S]) wood or plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Oh come on Oldenough. You of all people, being of the hippie persuasion, should know that it was not a cigarette that caused the burn. Chain of events, put on a record, roll a joint, burn 1/3 of joint, think about ordering Chinese food, light up and take another hit, notice record ended 1/2 hour ago, lay joint down on TT to flip record, flip record, start listeing, think about old girlfriend, wander off and order a pizza, eat pop tarts while waiting for pizza to arrive, think cops are at the door when pizza arrives and don't answer, call buddy and ask him to bail you out of jail because the cops are there, think about how good some Kung Pao chicken would be after the "cops" leave, then crash on front lawn while on way to car to go out and get some Chinese food, wake up when sprinklers go off in the morning, record still skipping at the end and joint burnt out on TT. Now that's funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 To me that seems like either a) quite a bit of thought and effort went into that or that is recollection from personal experience... Mebe? MEBE? [:#] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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