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LicenseBBC RP2/1 Twin Turntable Reproducing Desk
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BBC RP2/1 twin turntable reproducing desk (3-speed, mono), 1956-1970. Based on a modified Garrard 401 turntable.
Can be used to replay coarse-groove pressings and disks up to 13 inches in diameter at 78 rpm, or for fine-groove mono at either 33 1/3 rpm or 45 rpm. Pickup cartridges of the turnover type are used, mounted on pickup arms RP2B/1 to which are coupled optical (groove locator) pickup position indicators on the turntable units. RP2C/1 has an "instant start" facility - acheived by raising or lowering a lightweight thin aluminium turntable platter onto the massive permanently-rotating Garrard platter beneath it.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/214
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), electronic components and aluminium (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1050 mm x 930 mm x 660 mm, 110 kg
- type:
- turntable
