My first Neon set tonight stiffed, to the extent that some random punter came up and tried to tell me how to do my job. Do I tell them how to dance? Well, do I? Even when they clearly need told
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Rappers have referred to the turntable as "1200", "Technics", "Tec 12" and "ones and twos". I must say, if I heard a rapper talking about a "Tec 12", I'd assume they meant a firearm. Which could lead to some confusion.
The technology of the Technics direct drive turntables is quite interesting (as a geek!). I've never worked on the SL1200 etc. but I spent a summer fixing a misbehaving Technics SP10 (this was a turntable platter without a tonearm - it was up to you to mount the platter and a tonearm of your choice into a suitable box
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Back in the Potterrow in the late eighties I had a direct-drive deck take off on me like that. I think it topped 100 rpm (guessing from the tempo of the record) before I stopped it. The general consensus in the room was apparently "It's just Graham playing Butthole Surfers again".
Quite a complex mechanism to end up so reliable. Interesting - thank you.
Probably still got that deck lying about somewhere, given how bombproof the old technics are. They don't build 'em like they used to. Mind you they don't release vinyl like they used to either. I'd give an arm and a leg for a good set of cd decks as reliable as a 1210/1200.
They're lovely machines, and still in production I believe. Never owned any myself, but I've used countless numbers and I'm very impressed.
The one that took off on me was one of the pair the 'Row had before the rig was rebuilt with a pair of 1210s . . . which was when it was against the far wall to the left as you go in through the door, later being rebuilt again across the room to the right as you go in. A lot of change there over the years. Originally there wasn't a permanent rig or dancefloor - there were flooring sections stored under the spiral stair that were laid out on dance nights.
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I must say, if I heard a rapper talking about a "Tec 12", I'd assume they meant a firearm. Which could lead to some confusion.
That's an impressive history, though.
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Quite a complex mechanism to end up so reliable. Interesting - thank you.
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The one that took off on me was one of the pair the 'Row had before the rig was rebuilt with a pair of 1210s . . . which was when it was against the far wall to the left as you go in through the door, later being rebuilt again across the room to the right as you go in. A lot of change there over the years. Originally there wasn't a permanent rig or dancefloor - there were flooring sections stored under the spiral stair that were laid out on dance nights.
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The reason they're still used so much is that they've really yet to be improved on. I know I'd buy them again, were I to start vinyly DJing once more.
There's a thought...
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