That's what is wrong with so many people that they can't understand how someone can make a simple pulley.....And buy a lathe to make record clams and knobs or whatever ??? Next time one of you ask me about my VPI dealer, take a minute and look on a map for Lewiston, Idaho and point out where my VPI dealer might be ?? There is not one person on this forum that has half as many VPI turntables as I do , and I used to call Harry and he would look around and send me a used tonearm base or mounting base....All by what I would describe , now the only way I can get a belt is on E-bay and hope it not made in China.....But I have so much VPI that I can just borrow a part off another one......Lucky most VPI parts are interchangeable........autospec
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I can tell you what I think....They should hire someone (like Audio Research's Calvin) and pay them out there huge profits to take calls and get small things handled for there good customers, but not to even try and handle things and fudge the people like myself off because they just don't have time.........I could make a pulley faster than I could even find anyone to sell me one......So I did....I'm kind of like a YUGO dealer, I just move the parts from turntable to another......... |
I think the problem is that Matt no longer wants to deal with customers directly. It takes too much time in his opinion. They set up a forum on their site to stop the constant Emails that need to be answered, thus eliminating an employee, for "supposed" cost and time savings. In my opinion good customer service used to be a VPI trade mark, but no longer. Word will get out, and they will either go back, as before, or lose customers. I just hope my TNT Mk III holds up, and does not need repair or parts. I want service for old VPI turntables and arms. I would like Matt at VPI to show up on this thread! Two years ago I dealt with Matt and he was very helpful with an old motor repair. |
Hello Everyone, I would be more than happy to help you out with locating a new pulley for your turntable. We no longer offer direct sales to customers. You would be able to reach out to any of our dealerships and they would be able to send you the 300RPM pulley and any other parts you may need. Here is the direct link to our dealership page for our website. http://www.vpiindustries.com/dealership.html. There is no log in required on our website. If there is not a local dealer in your area we offer several online dealers such as Soundstagedirect.com, Musicdirect.com, Elusivedisc.com and more. You would be able to give them a call and order the part if you prefer. We are more than happy to answer any questions about our tables. We answered an all time record of over 18,000 emails in the past year alone. Please feel free to email us at info@vpiindustries.com or email me directly at marc@vpiindustries.com if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Marc VPI Customer Service Director |
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