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My Father's Thorens Turntable is dated 1964 -- the year I was born. Instantly regarded as an Audiophile classic it currently enjoys something of a renaissance in this era of downloads and iPods. This set is about my recovering it, cleaning it and restoring it to optimal work and pushing it to new levels of performance.

I think my dad would have been proud of what I have achieved. It certainly sounds incredible and right up there with modern decks such as my Michell Orbe Turntable -- which this has replaced.

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items are from between 01 Jan 2005 & 02 Mar 2009.

CIMG0505 by Clive Grace
CIMG0514 by Clive Grace
CIMG0520 by Clive Grace
23032008267 by Clive Grace
23032008274 by Clive Grace
23032008278 by Clive Grace
23032008273 by Clive Grace
23032008280 by Clive Grace
23032008275 by Clive Grace
23032008270 by Clive Grace
23032008268 by Clive Grace
23032008272 by Clive Grace
23032008277 by Clive Grace
23032008283 by Clive Grace
23032008282 by Clive Grace
My Capacitor, it oozes thus! by Clive Grace
Spare Armboard by Clive Grace
New capacitor goes in! by Clive Grace
The thorens is lowered into place by Clive Grace
Wood glorious wood! by Clive Grace
Rosewood Plinth Arrived! by Clive Grace
Gummimuffen! by Clive Grace
Koetsu Urushi (original design) by Clive Grace
Oil bath for the bearing shaft by Clive Grace
Rosewood Armboard arrived by Clive Grace
Thorens TD124 Main Bearing Thrust Plate service 4/5 by Clive Grace
Thorens TD124 Main Bearing Thrust Plate service 3/5 by Clive Grace
Thorens TD124 Main Bearing Thrust Plate service 2/5 by Clive Grace
Thorens TD124 Main Bearing Thrust Plate service 1/5 by Clive Grace
Fitting the Armboard 1/4 by Clive Grace
Fitting the Armboard 2/4 by Clive Grace
Fitting the Armboard 3/4 by Clive Grace
Fitting the Armboard 4/4 by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 10/10: Some extra damping by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 9/10: Final re-lube by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 8/10: Reassembly of the thrust plate by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 7/10: Examining the thrust plate end by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 6/10: Disassembly of the thrust plate by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 5/10: Drilling out the thrust plate. by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 4/10: Examining the motor bearing by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 3/10: Inside the Motor housing by Clive Grace
Motor Strip 2/10: Examining the motor suspension grommets by Clive Grace
Motor Service 1/10: New drive belt needed by Clive Grace
Replacement drive belt arrived by Clive Grace
Everything's ready... by Clive Grace
Old Thorens Platter in situ by Clive Grace
Old Thorens Platter by Clive Grace
Old Thorens Platter close up by Clive Grace
Old Thorens Platter close up by Clive Grace
She sings by Clive Grace
Thorens TD124 Ally Platter by Clive Grace
Idler wheel dimensions by Clive Grace
Brass Subplatter for TD124 mk 2 fitted by Clive Grace
Brass Top Platter for TD124 mk 2 fitted by Clive Grace
Brass Subplatter for TD124 by Clive Grace
Brass Subplatter for TD124 by Clive Grace
Brass Subplatter for TD124 by Clive Grace
New Platter candidate by Clive Grace
And now for a bit of bling by Clive Grace
And now for a bit of bling by Clive Grace
Some 'trane in the post: Pursuance by Clive Grace
Some 'trane in the post: Revolution by Clive Grace
Koetsu Porn by Clive Grace
Koetsu Pron (again) by Clive Grace

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