[music_man]

hi all,

for 20 odd years i have been searching for a clamp that can fit the 'mini' bearing on a b&o rx2. i figured i might as well ask here now since we have some real 'junkies' around here

you might say, why bother? as i have heard at least 500 times over the years. well, ok it's not a sota and all. but i think it could seriously benifit from a clamp. for the very reason that this tt is actually so special. if you have owned it you know what i am talking about.

music_man.

 

[music_man]

i just thought i'd bump this just in case that one person that can finally help me didn't see this.

so, bump!

thanks,
music_man.

 

[GWN]

KAB USA has a record clamp designed for smaller spindles. Click on Sound Acc'ys then scrool down until you see the KAB USA record grip.

http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/index.htm

Might work.

 

[music_man]

i am aware of the one that just slips over. the problem is that this bearing is a smaller diameter than the actual record hole. and it is square. the record is held by a plastic peice that does not extend at all above the record itself.

thanks for offering help though.

music_man.

 

[music_man]

sorry posted twice....

 

[NightWoundsTime]

Sounds like a weight might be your only option?

 

[dknightd]

Square bearing?!?! That doesn't sound right. . .
Maybe you can find a spindle that fits and allows a simple weight clamp.

 

[music_man]

it is not really square it is faceted. the bearing does not make any contact with the record. thats why. it is not only short it is half the diameter of a standard bearing. i would look for another but pulling this one may render this super fragile thing destroyed. i have actually taken hammers and pliers to sondeks and gyrodecks. this thing will not withstand that. the record is actually held by a tiny peice of plastic not the bearing. i have been using a weight but it only weighs 90 grams. a bigger weight will topple over. maybe the tiny bearing is actually part of the reason this table can do what it does. they may have specificaly not wanted a clamp on it so it can be so well isolated. in case anyone doesnt know, what is special about this is the tracking force and isolation. it tracks at a weight that allows one to slam the needle across the record with nary a scratch! also you can drop kik the thing while it is playing and it will never never slip. to market it 20+ years ago they would throw a hardcover book at it while it was playing and it never skipped!
like i said it's no sota, but still pretty dang good engineering. i think it is actually in the smithsonian too!


music_man.