Restoration of a Garrard SP25 Mk1 turntable from 1965. The SP25 was one of the most popular British turntables of the mid-century period, manufactured by Garrard in Swindon, England, and sold across the world.
In Part 1 we sort the wiring and earth (sort of), fit a modern stylus and try a record on it for the first time, learning quite a lot as we go. Not a complete failure, but mixed results.