Elaine Elias has a pretty nice rendition of "That's All":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ej0zAdZDKo
I think it's DR George who has the B&O turntable in storage? I found which one I had. It was one of their more basic ones, a Beogram 1700. The reason I had it is that back in the early 1980s another turntable I had was dying and it wasn't worth it to me to have that one fixed. I went into a nice high end store and asked what's good but not too expensive. They carried all kinds of great stuff, but they said I should try a B&O for its reliability and musicality, and its simplicity in coming with its own perfectly matched cartridge.I liked it very much, and it would have served me far beyond the point when I sold it and replaced it with an AR ES-1, but by then I was craving a traditional turntable design and flexibility, and I'd always remembered the charm of the original AR a college roommate had. I'm still playing that ES-1, and I've supplemented it with another college favorite, a Dual 1019 that I was lucky to find in as beautiful condition as the KLH 20. It now needs some attention by a good tech because there are a couple of parts that tend to wear out, and it will absolutely get it.But I digress. I was just going to say that I could well understand if B&Os are expensive to repair, or perhaps even to replace a cartridge. But if it plays well, you should have it out and be enjoying it.
Quote from: ChasSmith on September 03, 2025, 08:57:49 AMI think it's DR George who has the B&O turntable in storage? I found which one I had. It was one of their more basic ones, a Beogram 1700. The reason I had it is that back in the early 1980s another turntable I had was dying and it wasn't worth it to me to have that one fixed. I went into a nice high end store and asked what's good but not too expensive. They carried all kinds of great stuff, but they said I should try a B&O for its reliability and musicality, and its simplicity in coming with its own perfectly matched cartridge.I liked it very much, and it would have served me far beyond the point when I sold it and replaced it with an AR ES-1, but by then I was craving a traditional turntable design and flexibility, and I'd always remembered the charm of the original AR a college roommate had. I'm still playing that ES-1, and I've supplemented it with another college favorite, a Dual 1019 that I was lucky to find in as beautiful condition as the KLH 20. It now needs some attention by a good tech because there are a couple of parts that tend to wear out, and it will absolutely get it.But I digress. I was just going to say that I could well understand if B&Os are expensive to repair, or perhaps even to replace a cartridge. But if it plays well, you should have it out and be enjoying it. B&O: whenever I see that, I immediately revert to my childhood, sitting in the back seat of the car at a train crossing, watching the Baltimore & Ohio train cars run past.
Also, the railroads in Monopoly: Reading Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, B&O Railroad, and Short Line Railroad.
Maybe songs about trains and railroads could get us to page 3?
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Many interviews today. I like being the interviewer much more than being the person interviewed.
