Magna Audio's custom-made counterweight balance and armboard service!

Here's an extra counterweight ring for a Lunstre 801 tonearm, in brass.

The original weight is 32g.

Nylon tipped grubscrew.

Bound for Canada.

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Here's a headshell spacer / weight at 6g.
Will need used on the Lustre 801 set up, for which I made the extra counterweight.

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Back on Technics SL-1210 armboard work.

Here's one for a Ortofon TA-110 tonearm. Inc my bespoke 'fit from above', non-invasive fitting kit.

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Here are the installed pics for the extra brass counterweight and heavy headshell spacer for the Lustre 801 tonearm[emoji7] and Kenwood KP-1100 turntable[emoji7]

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Here's an armboard for a Walker TT.
Linn proportions and Linn arm fitting.

Lacquered birch plywood.

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Arm mount for a Moarch tonearm and Verdier La Platine deck.

Solid ebony with special resonance cross drillings in the 1" thick armboard.


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Here is an unusual case / box for a Neumann fader volume control.

Made from 1" thick Maple.
The brushed aluminium front plate accepts the fader, which clamps in.
The rear plate will be fitted with connecting sockets.
Bound for Hong Kong

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The fader that the customer will fit

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SME extra heavy counterweight in stainless steel, superfine hairline finish.
Fits SME arms with screw in rear weight system.
Nearly double the mass of the standard weight.

Finished article and raw materials.

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Here's the Maple bespoke box / case I made, now in HK with the customer, the Neumann Fader unit installed and all wired up.

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New projects on the go.

Verdier La Platine arm mounts in ebony.

A further arm block and two armboards for my customer in the USA. He already has one block and armboard.

One will be for a Thomas Schick tonearm, the other TBC.

Raw materials

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Sized and drilled

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Mounting adjustability slot done

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Next up cross drilling and fine finishing / polishing


Also another African Blackwood armboard the a Technics SL-1200GR deck to fit an Audiomods 5 tonearm with micrometer VTA adjuster.

Raw material

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Machining / turning ongoing

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Turning done

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Detailing / fitting work done.

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Next up fine finishing / polishing and making the unique 'fit from above' fitting kit.