Who gets to use your Turntable?

I sold my table a few years back because one of my kids snapped the cantilever off of my OM40 cartridge ...   They ruined a few prized records in the process.

Fortunately I kept my records and bought a new table in '22. 

You'll have to forgive me for a don't touch policy in my main room.  While you can show someone how to use or handle something seldom do they do it with the same care you or I may.    

That's part of the reason. I set up a second system  My girlfriend can do everything with the remote.  She has a pile of cool 45s , it's fun.   She doesn't even want to hang in the other room.  

@billstevenson 

If I remember correctly, didn't it use a 1 cent 6 penny nail for a stylus.  Not quite the Ruby/Nude Shibata level of risk...

Well one of my TTs is an HW-40 with an Experian on it.  Current replacement cost for the whole megilla is maybe $30K.  Fun to watch a 10 year old girl cue up Louis on it.  Difference is what makes horse races and all that.  

@oddiofyl 

I sold my Thorens TD160 in 1993 when one of my children snapped off the cantilever on my BluePoint Special.  Just picked up a decent LP12 about 8 months ago after a year with a Pro-Ject Carbon Debut Evo.  Still had some decent vinyl stored away.  Back to the topic at hand - Just invested in my first decent MC Cart and combined with the suspension of an LP12, my kids cannot touch it 30 years later.

@billstevenson 

understood and accepted....