Don Pearce wrote:

How about one I remember from years ago - a gravity powered turntable.
Big weight hanging on a cord wrapped round a spindle, dropping down a
deep hole in the ground. Rotating vane governor controlled the speed.
Bloody awful thing but certainly would keep you off the bike during
the nice summer days to come.

Who needs a turntable ( he says casting an eye on his forlornly neglected
Garrard 401 with Ortofon RMG309 arm ) when you have a Denon DCD-1700 ?

Graham