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Packing up the old Rabco for the move.

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alaskahiatt

I removed the top part of the Rabco to pack separately and left the bottom bracket on the turntable for the next packing job.

I then attached the Rabco upside down onto half inch plywood and proceeded with the following steps.

I followed that by filling the remainder of the space with bubble wrap and foam pellets. Now the movers can throw with care.

Follow Ups:

David Shreve would have been proud of you! - hifitommy 13:25:24 10/15/23 (1)
it's hard to believe that he is gone. he is sorely missed as he was a very nice person.

i once packed up a Rabco SL8E mounted on a ST4 table to send to one of the inmates and it was rather fun to engineer a package that I felt would successfully protect the contents. it worked well and got to Pennsylvania unscathed.

another tt/arm that I sent to another in Illinois was a VPI HW119III/SME IV that when I bought the box from VPI, they recommended packing the arm to ship separately wrapped in 5 layers of large bubble wrap and double boxed. again, success.

we must protect our "instruments".
...regards...tr
- For sure David left us too soon, and he had a passion for vinyl playback. - alaskahiatt 19:45:30 10/15/23 (0)
  Packing up turntables and tube equipment is the most difficult. However, I was once shipped a McCormick DNA .5 amp to McCormick by using multiple layers of bubble wrap, and it arrived damaged. I failed to use McCormick's recommendation of a double box.
You are my hero! (nt) - caffeinator 11:16:46 10/14/23 (0)
nt
RE: Packing up the old Rabco for the move. - 421a 10:47:34 10/14/23 (2)
when Garber shipped my 421a, this was all the packing!
Double boxed and cardboard cutouts.
Very Origami!
- RE: Packing up the old Rabco for the move. - 421a 10:49:34 10/14/23 (1)
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  - RE: Packing up the old Rabco for the move. - 421a 10:50:23 10/14/23 (0)
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great packing job! Good luck on the move /nt - Story 03:34:12 10/14/23 (0)
You should sell that idea. - ghost of olddude55 19:10:22 10/13/23 (12)
I'm sure there's a way to adapt that method to work with any turntable and arm combo.

The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
- The funny part is that I had to purchase a 12 foot long 6" sonotube. - alaskahiatt 19:59:28 10/13/23 (11)
  I have a couple more turntables that will hopefully use up the rest of the tube.
  - The idea of packing up a turntable it too daunting for my brain. - ghost of olddude55 03:45:54 10/14/23 (10)
    I'm planning to sell my Rega soon, but I have all the original packing for that table and it's pretty light.
    The Dual 1219? Forget about it.
    
    The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
    - RE: The idea of packing up a turntable it too daunting for my brain. - Story 04:21:23 10/14/23 (9)
      what are you going to get to replace the Rega?
      - Nothing. Just going to use the Dual 1219. - ghost of olddude55 06:12:02 10/14/23 (8)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The idea of packing up a turntable it too daunting for my brain. posted by Story on October 14, 2023 at 04:21:23
        
        Can't really hear any difference between the two turntables. The Dual, really easy to swap cartridges, and it'll play 78s.
        I, ah, don't actually have any 78s but one never knows, do one.
        Don't need three turntables and the Rega is the easiest to ship. I need to get rid of gear, so once I have it boxed up, she's selling.
        Good deck, but I probably should have just stayed happy with the 1219.
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
        
        RE: Nothing. Just going to use the Dual 1219. - Story 11:21:07 10/14/23 (7)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Nothing. Just going to use the Dual 1219. posted by ghost of olddude55 on October 14, 2023 at 06:12:02
        
        do you use the stock headshells or did anyone ever make an improved headshell for them?
        My first table years ago was a 1218, then 1219, then 1229
        
        Edits: 10/14/23
        
        Best Audio makes a really good aftermarket sled. - ghost of olddude55 03:55:48 10/15/23 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Nothing. Just going to use the Dual 1219. posted by Story on October 14, 2023 at 11:21:07
        
        I've also got a couple of NOS Dual sleds sold with weird part numbers like TK-124, etc. Same sled that the 1219 uses but seem to work better than old TK-24 sleds.
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
        
        I noticed that the main problem with the headshells was actually the - alaskahiatt 12:28:28 10/14/23 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Nothing. Just going to use the Dual 1219. posted by Story on October 14, 2023 at 11:21:07
        
        dented contacts in the tonearm. When the headshell is pushed into the tonearm too many times the copper strips on the receiving end form dents resulting in poor or no contact.
        
        I cleaned mine with metal polish and denatured alcohol. - ghost of olddude55 12:32:54 10/14/23 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I noticed that the main problem with the headshells was actually the posted by alaskahiatt on October 14, 2023 at 12:28:28
        
        But the solution is Best Audio replacement sleds. They work better than OE Dual.
        I have about a dozen good carts I can rotate through, and since the AT VM610M and AT VM540ML weigh the same and track at the same VTF, I can switch over from stereo to mono in only a few seconds.
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
        
        Good to know about AT VM610M, as I haven't installed mine yet on the 1229. Thanks. nt - alaskahiatt 12:40:59 10/14/23 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I cleaned mine with metal polish and denatured alcohol. posted by ghost of olddude55 on October 14, 2023 at 12:32:54
        
        nt
        
        The mono cartridge makes all the difference on mono records. - ghost of olddude55 03:27:04 10/15/23 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Good to know about AT VM610M, as I haven't installed mine yet on the 1229. Thanks. nt posted by alaskahiatt on October 14, 2023 at 12:40:59
        
        Maybe that sounds silly, but IMO a mono cartridge works better with mono records than does a mono switch on a preamp.
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
        
        Edits: 10/15/23
        
        + 1 )MT( - J. S. Bach 12:24:01 10/16/23 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The mono cartridge makes all the difference on mono records. posted by ghost of olddude55 on October 15, 2023 at 03:27:04
        
        Later Gator,
        Dave
        
        The stereo cartridge tends to emphasize sibilants. - ghost of olddude55 14:10:03 10/16/23 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: + 1 )MT( posted by J. S. Bach on October 16, 2023 at 12:24:01
        
        Muted trumpets in particular. Still there with a mono switch but the mono cart cures the problem.
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
Nicely Done ! (nt) - reelsmith. 16:33:28 10/13/23 (1)
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reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
- Thanks. Took long enough, but should be faster next time. nt - alaskahiatt 19:55:48 10/13/23 (0)
  nt

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