Turntable repair/replacement? (NZC)

["John C" <blackcountryman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't often play vinyl anymore - the wife has all manner of junk piled up 
in front of my LPs.  But while doing the Christmas decorating, my daughter 
and I got to spinning some records.  Made it through all four sides of the 
American Graffitti soundtrack, The Firm debut, and side one of The 
Honeydrippers, whereupon the needle didn't return at the end.  And now, when 
I attempt to cue up a record, nothing.  The unit is still powered up, and if 
I place the needle it on the record and manually spin it, it plays through 
the speakers.

It's a fifteen-yr-old Technics, nothing special.  Can anyone answer me these 
questions three:

1.  It's a belt drive.  Anyone ever crack one of these things open and try 
messing with it?

2.  Can any New York City-area FBOers recommend a reputable and inexpensive 
repair shop?  It's not a high-end unit, I don't want to spend a fortune 
fixing it.  Or...

3.  Is there a reasonably-priced turntable sold anymore?  I'm playing my own 
beat-up LPs from the 70s and junk I find at yard sales, so I'm not going to 
spring for a high-end audiophile piece of machinery.


Tiny bit of Zeppelin content:  Anyone catch the '50 Greatest Moments in 
Madison Square Garden History'?  It was nice to see the boys recognized, 
even if it was only #35.  The bit on the show was nothing special - couple 
of clips of TSRTS, some 1/2 celebs like Bababooey and man-on-the-street 
nobodies talking about how great Zep was.

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