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Some weekends are better than others (shameless gloating)

Friday night on my way to pick up son I stop at the Goodwill, nothing as usual. As I walk to my car I notice a turntable in the dumpster - Thorens TD145 with Grace F9 (E or L ?) cartridge. Works fine after putting belt back on! The Grace stylus rides and looks fine and sounds fantastic. If it is worn or has a bad suspension I sure can't tell.

Saturday stop at a different Goodwill. Crummy little console looks odd. A Fisher 400 is stuffed into the hole where something solid state used to be. It slides right out. I ask if it's OK to buy just the receiver, they say sure and mark it down to $19.99. Its dirty and cigarette tar coated but looks like it will clean up nicely. Makes up for the last 100 times I've stopped and found zilch. Persistence pays off. Never give up!
Gary

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Topic - Some weekends are better than others (shameless gloating) - GRH 19:10:39 05/06/07 (13)
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