Zenith Record Changer
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This 1961 record changer is from a Zenith console I recently picked up. It was barely working, so I took it out and cleaned / greased everything and all was good. However, before I was able to get it back into the cabinet it fell off the workbench and broke the support bracket for the tone arm assembly. If anyone has a parts unit laying around, I would be interested.
This particular changer is a belt drive made by Zenith, and was the 1st generation (later known as their 2G micro-touch when they updated the tone arm). The bracket is specific to the 1st generation model only, so I don't have a lot of hope when it comes to finding a parts unit. |
They were wickid pissah with that flip-up 45 adapter !
Dont know the site but there is a site for VM parts. This cat seems to have everything. GL Zeno LFOD ! |
This guy: https://www.thevoiceofmusic.com/
If you can't find the part then perhaps you can put the original back into shape or fabricate another. I have a high-end Admiral tube stereo portable changer where the tonearm is plastic...The back where it connects to the pivot was mashed up, but I was able to piece it back together such that it works like new and unless taken apart and scrutinized is indistinguishable from factory...Only thing that sucks about that changer is that the LP styli chipped off and I can't source a replacement (Twas a great sounding unit when the styli was still there). |
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a cartridge with the same color connector. They are just glued into the head shell & pop out easy. We ended up just stocking a few needles for them. Only a few covered hundreds of them. Most differences were flipper arm length, 33-78, 33-33, one siders etc.... 73 Zeno:smoke: LFOD ! |
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I've soldered it back together, but it won't take the pressure. If it were a bog-standard VM changer, I wouldn't sweat it....but you just don't see too many of these Zenith built belt/idler drive changers with the cobra style tone arm. I think 1961 was pretty much the only year for them and 1962 brought the micro-touch 2G style arms. |
Isn't it just a bent piece of thick sheet steel? Have it welded.
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Same change in the console in this thread. http://videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=269968 Quote:
*ROHS can kiss my but! Silver solder takes too much heat, makes lousy joints, mixes poorly with lead joints, and flows wierdly. |
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