Anybody heard of Girard turntables?

You probably mean Garrard. They were a British maker of turntables. They started making turntables after World War I. The original company is out of business.

The vast majority of their products were fairly ordinary but quite serviceable.

A 40 year old unit is likely in need of service, if only from a lubrication and rubber parts replacement standpoint. Chances are also good the cartridge could use replacing.

Whether this is worth it is up to you. If you are not a vinyl enthusiast but would like to retain the ability to records, it might be worth keeping. If you are a serious vinyl audiophile, you'll want something much better.

The older Garradr table can bring a lot of vinyl enjoyment to your listening. As Mlsstl mentioned above, they often require some service work before being put back into use.

If you do a search, you will find a few that offer servicing to these table.

I was luck as mine was in like new condition when I aquired it other than a plinth. Here is a picture of my Type A MKII that I run in my shop.

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Response34...Of course, yours is a changer...not a single-play TT. The TT I had as my first system looked very similar, but without the nice wood base. One had to furnish your own base. Many times the TT was mounted in a console, and you just had to make the correct cutout and holes for the suspension springs.