VPI HW-19 Motor

Not to sound like a jerk but a quick surf over to the VPI web site shows the motor & pulley still available for $110. I would suspect Music Direct, Elusive Disc or Acoustic Sounds would have it too. As for who makes the motor, did you look at it? My Aries motor has the maker on it, Hurst, and I believe they made the HW-19 motor too. This was too easy ....

Call VPI. They'll tell you everything you need to know.

YES THEY DO.HURST MAKES THE MOTOR.

Thank you all, and I'm sorry I didn't elaborate that the friend is a "web friend", so I don't have Motor in hand to inspect.

I've never had problems with my own HW-19 (yet) to yank, and inspect the Motor.

Yes, I did suggest to this person to give VPI a ring.
Good to know that at the least that VPI still does stock the Motor, and that all is not lost.

With a bit of "VPI Motor" searching (on A-Asylum), I did come up with Hurst as the Manufacturer, found an old post mentioning that the Motor was Part #PB3203-001, but in a search couldn't find this particular motor on hand on a further web search.
Mark

Here you go.

http://www.beckwithelectronics.com/HURST/pa_pb.htm