Burgdorf vice

[5acan]

Hi,

I tried a lot of TT including well regarded ones : some vintage technics 1200 and SP10, thorens 125&126.
Also VPI, Brinkmann, Wilson Benesch, clearaudio, some Rega as well and a Lenco PTP.

Well, at this point the one who impressed me the most was the Lenco PTP. I sold it because I was really upset when I destroyed my EMT TSD 15 because of the magnetic attraction of the spindle !! What a mistake.

The only one I found better was the Brinkmann. Same kind of groove and foot taping.

I also sold it for financial reason.

Then I decided recently to restore a 78 that I grabbed for beer money.

My goal is to maximize the original design and try to listen to the best Lenco but without PTP.

I bought a nice plinth as the original was in plastic, a new spindle, I sent the arm (who was broken) for a requiring and new tube and finally got a decent mat.

Here the result :-) just waiting a decent headshell as this one is totally twisted!!!!
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[Firebottle]

Hi Chris,

Beer money for a TT is good.
Assuming the headshell socket on the end of the arm is aligned correctly, as you say you have a new arm tube, I would say that with your apparent DIY skills you should be able to straighten the twisted headshell.

When I got my 75 the headshell was bent downwards, with the connector on the back a bit loose.

I removed the connector completely and was then able to straighten the back face of the headshell properly. I then glued the connector back in the correct place using superglue. Might well be worth giving it a try as replacement headshell can be expensive. :)

[walpurgis]

Excellent turntables Lencos. In the last few years they have started gaining the recognition they should always have had.

[5acan]

Thanks for tip Alan....and yes Geoff, Lenco deserves it.

About the headshell I'm waiting for an exempar of this exiting project :
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb445/hologramacoustics/Prototype%20Arm%20and%20Head%20Assembly%20for%20Le nco/97%20rsz_headv2_zpszlz3cr06.jpg
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb445/hologramacoustics/Prototype%20Arm%20and%20Head%20Assembly%20for%20Le nco/95%20rsz%20-head%20global%20topvu_zps328g1c6h.jpg
This is the same guy behind the carbon fiber tube for the arm.....
I will met you know asap.....

[Barry]

There are not many arms where one can alter the effective length, the overhang and the offset angle. Too many variables IMO. :scratch:

Nice work though. Shame about the EMT TSD-15: they are my favourite cartridge.

[5acan]

Hi Barry,
You're right, I just can't live without he original headshell ;-)

Well, about the EMT (one of my fav too) I geek rebuilt it, new coils giving a more MCish output voltage and a VDH boron , sounds sweet again ;-)

[5acan]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160620/18ba0980a1df24377a2c2c76df75b90f.jpg

Headshell here ;-)


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[5acan]

Well last upgrade arrived today, Nigel Speed Box (thanks Reese ;-)
I was ans still am shocked by the improvement !
So much bass, so wide soundstage.....
Lento/Garrard owner, don't miss it!!

[5acan]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161228/8e2dc677073dfe07204a48fd44ba6cdf.jpg

2017 lenco ;-)