That is a very nice gift. Any Rega dealer should be able to help him as could the on line source, www.neddledoctor.com .
I would only suggest a measurement when you call or email them with the length you will need, just to be safe.

I have had good success also with www.turntablebasics.com and
http://www.vintage-electronics.cc/vttbelt.html .

Good luck.

I assume you caught the little typo in Jim's link, if not it is www.needledoctor.com/

I mention this only because they are local to me and a very good bunch.

At the risk of revealing severe ignorance....

I have a P2 (about 5 years old).

I did not know that you had to install a different belt to play 45's. I thought you just moved the existing belt to a different sized pulley on the motor shaft?

Brian

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At the risk of revealing severe ignorance....

I have a P2 (about 5 years old).

I did not know that you had to install a different belt to play 45's. I thought you just moved the existing belt to a different sized pulley on the motor shaft?

Brian

Brian-

I'm not familiar with that particular 'table but most turntable do change speeds by using the SAME belt and a DIFFERENT pulley or a different section of the same pulley.