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Here's the story.
I paid 30€ for a complete, boxed MMC20CL. The lady who sold it to me told me it was worn. Playing it revealed a horrible sound indeed!
I took my thread counter and it turned out the tip was soaked in a blob of glue!
Funny job this, the blob was clear and polished, and was covering the whole tip. After careful acetone cleaning, I realized the tip was absolutely new!
The cartridge has a fantastic sound.
Like a new CL.
A factory reject?
Jacques
why would they bother at factory? Must have some other (stange)story...
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I agree Orava, it doesn't make sense to do that to a reject.
It was probably used to play a record cleaned with wood glue... but they forgot to remove the glue haha.
It was some sort of epoxy glue, but uncoloured, completely translucent. I could see the tip inside.
It took me ages and loads of patience to remove it all.
Beogram 8000, 20CL, this shames CD really (noise apart).
AFAIK there was no glue used in the manufacturing of the cantilever and tip so weird to know where this might have come from, thats a steal anyhow :) If you ever want to move it on let me know :)
Drew
Sorry Drew I'll keep it!
Whatever happened to that one is indeed a mystery. I know the glue shouldn't have been here... The certificate I got with it matches the serial number so it must have left the factory in good order. And the stylus says it was not used, or so little that no wear is visible. And it sounds like that too!
Really an odd one.
Maybe someone did protect it