PaulMB
pfm Member
Just got back from a flea market where I picked up an old Lenco L-75 for 15 Euro (about £11). According to the stamp under the platter it is from 1972. The only "Lenco" marking is on the underside of the platter, and the whole thing is mounted in a plinth marked "Godwin," with "Godwin" also printed on the deck itself where the Lenco name is usually printed, on the bottom right. The plinth is a cheap thing in veneered chipboard and an aluminium plate at the front, falling to bits. There is a Shure M75 with a crocked stylus in the removable headshell.
I put some oil into the bearing and it turns smoothly and silently. The arm is original, with a string-hung anti-skating weight.
There is no suspension, the Lenco is simply screwed to the top of the plinth. Is this normal? I will build a new plinth out of marine ply, is it OK to mount it rigidly? Or would some kind of rubber mounting be better?
I put some oil into the bearing and it turns smoothly and silently. The arm is original, with a string-hung anti-skating weight.
There is no suspension, the Lenco is simply screwed to the top of the plinth. Is this normal? I will build a new plinth out of marine ply, is it OK to mount it rigidly? Or would some kind of rubber mounting be better?