Lenco L70, L75, L76, L77, L78 history -short version-

[Jaakfrans]

A Lenco Orbit combo now for sale on Marktplaats.Feel free to overbid.

[nescafetrinker]

@ Hi Fi Rob
Hi,
this is a question to be better put into the General Lenco Questions department.
Make shure (with platter off), that the plastic (or copper) spring rubbing on  No.2 is putting the whole mechanism into ready position, when switching power to on.
Then check, wether the lever marked 1 moves close to the spindle with its plastic coated side, when moving the tonearm to the center.
Remark: the little "man./aut." knob should be in the "aut." position, thereby disengaging the spring on lever 4.



Then check wether the little spring sitting under the platter at its center is still there and not bent or broken.
If one of the above is negative, send me a personal message, and we will discuss it in more detail.
Good luck

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[Stratobuddy (Alan)]

This may seem a very basic question.

I've read the above, and seen loads of photos on other threads.

Some decks are marked L75, others GL75.

What is difference between a GL and an L?

[ropie]

What is difference between a GL and an L?

GL = Goldring Lenco (decks imported into the UK for sale by the Goldring company)

L = Lenco (decks originally sold in Europe)

[Stratobuddy (Alan)]

Thanks

[Analogueboy]

Hi to one and all from this newby. I found the Lenco history informative to say the least.

As to the questions raised about the L59 model. My GL70 purchased 1962 to 1964 in the
then Southern Rhodesia has a manufacturers sticker under the turntable indicating that it
was originally a 59. It seems possible that when parts production actually commenced, Lenco
intended to market it as an L59 model. Mine came fitted with an L70 arm so in-production
modifications and upgrades may well have been the order of the day, hence the confusion for
us today. I can only assume that just prior to building up sufficient stocks for general market
release a decision was taken to change the model number to L70 for whatever reasons and
which may never become known to us.

[Moreira]

Just to add to common knowledge, and before it leaves, here's a Lenco Studio 8000 with a L78.
40wX2 at 4ohm and turner from 1973

[kazumof]

Only for the time being here's a "quick 'n' dirty" history/timeline of the European  "heavy platter" Lenco's. (So no Goldring,Bogen,Benjamin here. That's gonna be another thread...)More pictures will follow soon. Please shoot your comments but be nice  


1959

Lenco L70 is introduced

In my opinion the first European "heavy platter" Lenco was introduced in 1957. The model is the B-60.
I put a post explaining why I think so.
http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=26919.0

[shadowlight]

Was there ever a L75/S with just two speeds that was idler drive?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/323987974654

[Wout]

Yes!
Some early L75/S's were 2-speed. Later they were all 3-speed drives.

[shadowlight]

Yes!
Some early L75/S's were 2-speed. Later they were all 3-speed drives.

Thank you, for clearing that up for me.

[dgw]

Does anybody know approximately how many L75s were made in Switzerland and how many in Italy during the beginning in 1967 in Switzerland and around 1984 when the last L75 variants were probably produced in Italy ?  Would be very nice to have this information even if only a rough idea.  Many thanks.

[renevoorburg]

Does anybody know approximately how many L75s were made in Switzerland and how many in Italy during the beginning in 1967 in Switzerland and around 1984 when the last L75 variants were probably produced in Italy ?  Would be very nice to have this information even if only a rough idea.  Many thanks.

This brochure from 1968 says the production is nearing 550 000 pieces a year: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nQ0nd7XUP1T3ZAoMNLU6StL9csnCHm7E/view (in Dutch). That is the overall production, not just the L75.

[gary7]

I just got an early S/N (000232) L78SE.