This is a video of my new Zero 100 that I uploaded to YouTube today. Here is an early example of a parallel tracking tonearm. Garrard did not invent this system but they were the first and only manufacturer to mass produce these turntable systems. The Zero 100 is most notable for having a parallel tracking tonearm, which in theory should eliminate any tracking errors as the headshell is always tangential to the sound groove. The only one of my changers that is in daily.
Theres an Zero 100S gathering dust with my other Garrard changers, its an interesting design as a collectors item. The S is an idler drive, often with a white base, the SB is the belt, usually with a black base. A month and $80 in parts later (not to mention several hours of labour) I now have a fully functional, state of the art British turntable from the early 70's. « Reply 3 on: February 21, 2011, 03:42:12 PM ». After rummaging through my car I managed to rustle up approximately $9.35, which he accepted and then ushered me out of his front porch with a very crusty, dirty old turntable. We originally had agreed on $20 but when I arrived he seemed determined to haggle me down to $10, and I was more than happy to oblige him. These units were used as demo, they are alm.
GARRARD ZERO 100 TURNTABLE ORIGINAL SERVICE MANUAL + Free Garrard Brochure. I intend to use an SME 3009R on the Sony TTS3000. Despite this I am really tempted to buy both a Sony TTS3000 and a Garrard Zero 100. I already have a Thorens Td 147 Jubilee with a Thorens TP16 (Schopper TP63 arm wand). One Zero 100 changer I saw had old hardened grease on it so long that the grease had fossilized, it was like concrete. I am about to embark on a turntable journey that will be interesting and daunting. First job with any old Garrard changer is to remove the hardened grease. Seller 100 positive Seller 100 positive Seller 100 positive. Many of the problems with Garrard changers was hardened grease. A Good Offer' for this package: Modwright SWL-9.0 Anniversary edition tube preamp and Audio Space E元4 tube mono blocks package for sale. 17.99 + 7.99 shipping + 7.99 shipping + 7.99 shipping. It was listed on Craigslist without a specified price, so I emailed said chap and drove down from Indianapolis to pick it up. Modwright & Audiospace SWL-9.0 Anniversary for sale. While the arm moved towards the spindle the headshells angle in relation to the record groove was constantly corrected by a second 'arm tube' so that the cartridge always tracked the groove with the least tracking. Original brochure from the 1940’s showcasing the complete range of Record Changers, Turntables, Gramophone Motors, Gramophone movements, Pickup Heads, Adaptors, Record Spindles, Stylus Gauge, Pick-Up Transformers, Tonearms, etc 15 pages of valuable information, including a Continue reading. Its tonearm was a radial design but the headshell was not fixed. About a month ago I purchased a 1971 Garrard Zero 100 turntable from a chap in Bloomington (where the Indiana University campus is located). The British manufacturer Garrard produced the Zero 100 turntable.