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Ted Kendall · 28th Aug 2021, 5:14 pm

The universal version of the Lustre had a couple of weak points - the lock for the height adjust could crack the plastic lower moulding if overtightened (don't ask me how I know) and of course the toothed bias belts are starting to fail now after 40+ years. Not a bad old tool, though.

28th Aug 2021, 5:14 pm	#2491
Ted Kendall Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kington, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 3,672	Re: The Audiophoolery Thread. The universal version of the Lustre had a couple of weak points - the lock for the height adjust could crack the plastic lower moulding if overtightened (don't ask me how I know) and of course the toothed bias belts are starting to fail now after 40+ years. Not a bad old tool, though.