well tempered motor speed ?

my favorite vinyl shop is moving to savannah next week (best rare jazz and blues selection i've seen anywhere-even Chicago), so I've been stocking up since there isn't any place else around here...thanks for the heads up on the belt twist! It does sound a bit more lively. I'll keep trying that to see if it helps the pitch problem.

What's a half-twist? Do both elbows have to be on the table?

Take the belt at the pulley on the motor and just twist it so the side that was contacting the pulley is now on the outside, that's all! Don't need lemons, elbows on the table, playing partners or the like. One of the original tweaks for a very tweakable TT. I don't know if the belt twist will solve the problem, but it's worth a try anyway, and it does improve the sound for some reason.