Thanks for the warm welcome. To be fair, I told the folks at Alpha Tech that I would purchase the table but their was no price on it, as the owner of the shop is away on holiday and won't be back till the 29th. I was told they put a new belt on it and "re-greased" the bearing shaft thingie. My understanding is that the bearing uses oil and not grease but I may be wrong about that. It is in decent condition and so I'm expecting to pay around $300 or so for it. It does appear to have the original arm on it which means I'll need to find a new arm. That's where I feel I may be in a little over my head. The purchase of the table alone, much less another tone arm, is forcing me to brown bag my lunches for the next several months. Still,........ I'm looking forward to modding it to my desire. Patience is a virtue. So I have all these components (receiver, speakers, turntable) and still can't play any music yet. hee.
