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Garrard RC-88

1950s record changer - the appliances that built Garrard's volume business.

Catalogue code: RC-88
Years: year unknown
Type: idler-drive turntable
Valves & speakers: 1950s record changer - the appliances that built Garrard's volume business
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Low

Specifications

Drive: idler wheel
Speeds_rpm: 33, 45, 78
Tonearm: integrated
Motor: induction
Platter: die-cast alloy

Safety

Idler-drive turntable: the idler wheel, main bearing and motor mounting decide the price far more than cosmetics. Check the platter spins without rumble at both speeds and that the original plinth/arm are present (a missing SME arm or a non-original plinth can halve the value).

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Chassis / platter stamp, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

The introduction year is not documented, so the model narrows nothing.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $50, good $129, excellent $179 USD · 3 sold listings (thin sample — indicative only) · as of 2022-10 – 2022-12. Vintage Turntables eBay SOLD-price table (https://vintage-turntable.com/garrard-values), 3 completed listings; fair/good/excellent are the observed minimum / median / maximum of those sold prices, not condition grades.