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Old 01-02-2013, 06:16 PM
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That looks like a General Industries motor/turntable to me. I believe if you put the lever on 33, then move the lever half way to 45, the idler will be in neutral and away from the motor pulley. It will still be against the platter rim but the motor shaft makes a worse dent.

If you want your records to last you'd want a better cartridge than that old crystal, rebuilt or not. It tracks at a ton compared to some that came along later and its compliance is low. You can't use a really light tracking one in that arm, but maybe one at 3-4 grams? If that's the original, Columbia didn't even allow for a flipover cartridge with an LP and 78 needles. There was some use of a compromise stylus back then halfway between the sizes required for LP and 78, but it didn't work well for either.
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