"Bang & Olufsen", "tangential turntable", "service" and  "on a tight budget" doesn't always go well together.

The common handrule is:
If you paid a nice amount for a working unit, expect it to not need servicing.
If you paid a little less for a unit, expect to pay a little to get it working.
If you found the unit in a garbage pile on a street corner, expect to pay the price of the working unit to see it working.

Don't get me wrong but;
- A specific repair can't be made cheaper because the owner is on a tight budget.
- Unless you can do things yourself, servicing costs what servicing costs.

Why is this Beogram "rough" ?
Was it thrown or dropped ?

Martin

Thanks for the advice Martin, The Turntable hasnt been droppeed or damaged i think (with my very limited experience in all things B&O) it needs a good clean, the top of the unit is a bit scratched. I put a very old record on and powered it up the arm seemed to track across fine,there was a red light on the end of the Tonearm. I noticed that there was a scrapping sound when it got to the last part of the record. I have looked at some old posts on the Forum for some advice so hopefully once I put the Stylus on and test it at the weekend I will have some more of an idea.