Will do. AT arms deserve much wider recognition, as they’re total quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Treat yourself, Barry. Steve’s workmanship and service is second to none! :)Quote:
Steve - how much do you charge for such an arm board for a Thorens 124?
Marco.
Here's a spanking new extra mass counterweight for a Techi arm - will be on a journey all the way to New Zealand:)
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at the requested mass
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I have just turned the counterweight in Stainless Steel to match, and also fitted a Cardas 5 pin tonearm cable plug and plug guide made of turned nylon.
Here's how it looks on the 12" arm
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Next up, I've made 3 bespoke counterweights.
A 45g, a 65g and a 85g one - all together 195g - this will give a wide range of headshell / cart fitting possibilities.
Fitted with 2 M4 grub screws for securing.
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Here are a few of the latest creations I've made for customers near and far.
An Ebony tonearm board for the lovely Ortofon RS-212D tonearm. This one will be fitted to an SL-1210 with aftermarket bearing, platter and plate.
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An Ebony tonearm board for Garrard 301
A heavy counterweight and ingenious lateral damping weights in Stainless steel for the RB300 tonearm (search for - twl strange tonearm tweak).
These were for an enthusiast in New Zealand.
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Test pieces
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The pieces I machined to fit perfectly without a retention clip.
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Just drop me a line if you require some machining, an armboard or other creations.
Here's a Ebony armboard for a AR ES-1 Turntable.
Made to suit Rega spindle to pivot but with the larger hole required for the Mitchell VTA adjuster adapter.
The dishing is to allow the arm to sit low enough (some height is taken by the Mitchell VTA screw) and large enough to allow fingers in to adjust.
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Made from a card template the customer sent me - note the proper Rega 222mm line and the position of the hole in the orginal armboard.
The difference could be taken up by the headshell slots but it must have compromised optimal geometry. The Ebony board should be spot on.
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Here it is mounted on the customers lovely deck
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For any of you who do not know, or are new here, I ordered a couple of armboards from Speedy Steve for my turntables in the USA. I purchased one armboard for the Ortofon RS-212D and another for AS-212S for my Technics SL-1200 MK 2's that I have in ebony colour. Speedy Steve does excellent work.
Thanks Mike,
I trust the armboards are doing the business.
Here's one for montesquieu, an add-on to increase the mass of a Audio Note counter weight.
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Just to say I'm over the moon with the job Steve did on this. Retail from audio note for a heavy counterweight for this arm is £200. Anyway Steve's work this is fantastic. Looks (and sounds) great.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy.steve
Thanks Tom:)
Here are a couple of projects I've recently done.
A custom counter weight for a Fidelity Research FR24. There were 2 weights with the arm but even with both there was not enough mass to balance the FR headshell and AT cart.
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I also set up the VTA, VTF, Cartridge alignment, arm lift height and the adjusted the Lenco spindle speed to 33 1/3 rpm.
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The project was checked by having a good listen to make sure all was working properly and demo'd it too.
Here's one for the NJ USA. A counterweight for a Denon DP 59L turntable. Large 21.1mm arm stub. Made for tolerance fit
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I was approached to make the 3 arm balancing counter weights, anti-skate weight and lateral weight for a Dynavector DV-505 arm, needed to complete the arm, as these had gone missing.
These were made to original weight specification.
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and the lateral weight
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hello Steve,
did you ever get a request for the Sansui SR-929 lateral weight with the post?
thank you
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillver79
I did and I did reply to it. Perhaps email trouble somewhere along the line. Sorry for that.
I will dig out my reply and send via PM.
Best regards,
Steve
Here's an Ebony armboard bound for a SL-1210. Drilled for a Jelco SA750D tonearm and provisioned with extra deep mounting surface for the 'Shuggie' upgrade Jelco armbase.
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Beautifully made and sounding great. Bass is noticeably more tuneful and vocals never sounded better in my system- ssssibilance is now a thing of the past. Highly recommended ;)
Yes, The Ebony armboard is just excellent !!Quote:
Originally Posted by cuddles
Thanks Robbie.
Here is an update to the armboard / pod I made for a customer a while back.
The original armboard for the lead filled stand alone arm pod I supplied was for a Fidelity Research FR64s arm.
It had to be shallow as the arm is quite high and there was not a lot of height overall to play with.
The Schick 12" arm is much lower so a thicker solid ebony armboard could be fitted.
Here is the base and board
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Test mounted on the pod ready to go.
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Here's a little job for germbox
He was looking to balance a DL103 and heavy AT headshell and also needed spacers to get the VTA right.
Full thread here
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...ghlight=spacer
I made him a 142g Stainless steel counterweight and headshell to cartridge spacers in ebony at 3.5mm and 4.5mm thick.
In the Post to the USA.
Be interesting to hear how they get on.
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Indeed, Steve, and I suspect that they'll work superbly! I'm sure that Freddy will let us know :)
Btw, I think you should make a major point of promoting those little ebony spacers, as they often sell for silly prices on ebay, and are useful to lots of folks seeking to obtain more VTA flexibility. Far better too, sonically, than using a thicker T/T mat to make up the same adjustment difference!! :exactly:
Marco.
+1 I think ebony spacers, wooden headshell and ebony armboard for my future upgrade:)
Thanks guys.
I have lots of nice wood for spacers and armboards:)
Here's the latest one
An Ebony armboard for a Clearaudio Performance SE deck.
A recessed top board to fit in the Clearaudio armboard hole, with SME fitting.
A sandwich arrangement to clamp the board in place, sandwiching the plinth.
The lower clamping ring is C shaped to allow the large right angled arm plug used to clear even on a low arm setting.
It's off to Mexico with this one.
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Steve,
I am asking here as I am sure other people would like to know. How much are the ebony cartridge spacers?
How heavy are the versions you offer?
Hi,
CageyH,
I do them for £12 each + postage.
Any thickness you specify.
Mass depends on the thickness. 3mm would be around 0.7g.
Density wise. Ebony density is 0.98g/cm3. In comparison Birch is 0.5, oak 0.7. Delrin is 1.42g/cm3
Regards,
Steve
Steve - your inbox is full.
One for Geoff,
From waxed ebony block to basic machining done
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Finished article inc fitting kit and bolts / washers / nuts supplied for SME armbase
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Audio Technical ATP-12t arm lift and rest holder and extra heavy counterweight
The brief was to make a armlift and rest holder to fit the lovely ATP-12t (a 10.5 inch arm), this time it had to be as short as possible to allow maximum range / travel of the arm tube slider weight.
Hewn and then fine milled out of 6mm plate Stainless Steel and then polished to match the arm / the chromed Jelco armlift that was was supplied to match.
Both the arm lift and rest are height adjustable the latter also position adjustable.
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Here's how it started off, once cut to size the holes required are drilled / machined.
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Parts supplied
Shaped, tapped, polished and fitted out
Testing with dummy armtube
The counterweight required to balance SPUs was 200g.
This was also made of Stainless Steel, shaped to match the original and polished. A thumbscrew was chosen instead of a grub screw
Cutting the thumbscrew thread
Drilling the weight, a nylon inner damping sleeve will be fitted.
Weight checked
the finished article
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Here is the armlift and rest holder, and the extra heavy counterweight for the AT arm that I recently made, in place and working nicely on the customers deck in Singapore.
Looks the part. Rather more secure than hand cueing :)
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Lovely job Steve.
Next up a heavier than standard counterweight for a Technics SL-1210.
In stainless steel and featuring nylon sleeve insert and polished finish.
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Another handcrafted armpod in polished brass this time and with a 1" thick ebony armboard.
Again cast solid lead filled for mass, adjustable feet. These armpods really are heavy/solid and do not move once placed.
The polished brass adds a nice contrast to the ebony.
This one will be fitted with a Schick 12" arm and is on it's way to Singapore.
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hi Steve,
i don't know if this is of any use to you but my boss at work was chucking in the skip some Phosphor bronze bushes from an old lift mechanism.they are round and have a hole in the middle,i have 6,the postage to you might be a killer though so if you are interested let me know and i'll have a measure up and tell you the sizes
Hi Jamie123,
Sorry I missed this one at the time.
Been very busy moving home and workshop from Surrey to the New Forest.
Here's the first SME style base and adjustable collar that was always destined to be chromed all finished.
Came out nicely.
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I've set up the workshop now and busy making armboards and many things hifi.
Having moved house and workshop and been busy creating mostly armboards recently, it's time for an update.
Here is the latest crop.
A pair of SL-1210 ebony armboards with SME arm fitting - bound for the USA
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SL-1210 armboard in Ebony for Mikro-Seiki arm with on board rest mounting
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SL-1210 armboard in Ebony for a Jelco / Ammonite uprated armbase - For Singapore this one.
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A spindle reduction job so that a perspex disc could be fitted over the spindle end
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Lacquered finished armboard for a JVC QL-50 deck. Had to be very accurately made to a template / customer measurements, and with recessed turned nylon bolt mounts - for Canada this one.
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SL-1210 armboard in Ebony for uprated Ammonite armbase / Jelco - For the USA
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SL-1210 Ebony for a Dynavector DV-505 arm - For New Zealand this one.
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Great work as usual, Steve! Hope the move went well, and both your good lady and you are keeping well. So where are you now - any nearer me, lol, or even further down south? :)
Marco.
Hi Marco,
:) Even further down South! Southern part of the New Forest 5 miles from the coast.
A little timeout from the many projects I have on the go for some customer feedback :-
This was for an armboard for customer in Singapore
"Hi Steve:
Finally had time to install the armboard.
Fits perfectly. Attached are some pics.
Thanks again for your wonderful product and service."
It's always nice to hear how things have gone and see the installation of the things I make in use. Getting some lovely pics of the deck and arm fitted are a bonus
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Here's some feedback from the customer for the bespoke AT armlift and rest I made in polished stainless steel, and an extra heavy
counterweight too.
Steve,
Just a brief “thank you” note. I’ve been listening to the ATP-12t with the extra weight & arm rest/lift
and am very happy. I’m using Miyajima Premium Be mono cartridge in a heavy Fidelity Research FR-S/3
headshell and the combinations requires the extra weight. Mono records sound great with this.
Thanks again!
Pics of the counterweight and arm lift and on deck.
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Steve,
Nice to see one of my collars there too!
Yes indeed :) I'm doing another SA-750 armboard today / tomorrow ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ammonite Acoustics
More interesting projects
An ARS-1 ebony armboard mound for the States
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Ebony headshell spacer & counterweight for an SL-1210 also in the States
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A brass / ebony record weight puck bound for Spain. Don't worry, there is a centred hole for the spindle - just not in the felt in that photo :)
Shown here with an armboard for the same customer
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More Flanges for Bob
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Something a little different - A WAF Najda 4 Channel DSP DAC / ADC, X/O with WaveIO USB -> I2S input.
The Najda board and WaveIO are complete but very much build into a case yourself project items. The case was CNC machined to ensure good fit and looks - Thanks to Pete and Wal for help on the case.
This one is fitted full with Burson OP-amps and a very nice OLED display..
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Here's a nice ebony one for Scotland - for a Mission 774
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I've lots more on the go, so watch this space.
Superb stuff as usual, Steve, although you can't beat a nice flange.... :eyebrows:
Keep up the good work!
Marco.
First one is an African Blackwood, for an Ammonite base / Jelco 750 arm.
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This Ebony one is for the Mission 774 arm. It's a much bigger armbase than the SME offerings.
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I have a satin black armpod and a valve amp protective valve cage on the go ready soon
Here are the latest projects I've been making.
First up is an armpod all in black to match its surroundings.
This one was not as tall as the others so it can be used on a standard height plinth / platter turntable. The cast lead filling means it is plenty
heavy enough to not be moving.
Ebony armboard (of course) and black lacquered steel tube body. Feet also in black and smooth this time,
The arm to be fitted is a Rega RB303.
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Here's another AT 12T armlift holder. It's a great arm but manual cueing perhaps puts some
off. Here is a besoke solution make from solid Stainless steel.
Highly polished to match the arm it will mount on.
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A one-off this one - a cage to keep little fingers away from
hot KT88 tubes. Welded steel construction with wire mesh fitted.
Carefully done so there are no sharp edges.
This took a bit of prototyping to get something solid.
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Here's a brass balancing weight for a tonearm.
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Superb work as always Steve :)
Thanks Robbie :)
I recently produced this one for a customer in Norway.
For a nice SL-1210 MKII using the uprated Ammonite Jelco armbase.
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Here's a picture of the armobard and arm all mounted up that the customer sent me
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He also wrote some feedback he was happy for me to share.
"Hi there!
Got the armboard and fittings safe and sound in the mail yesterday, a couple of minutes later it was easily installed on my deck.
All I can say - I am really stunned by your work and craftmanship. So perfect! I really love the look and feel of ebony wood used, excellent polish!
The immediate sonic upgrade from my aluminium armboard is really a step up in clarity. Bass is firmer, and therefore the soundstage is singing all the way up. Really worthwhile upgrade for my turntable!
Thank you a lot Steve for a perfect product and perfect service.
Have posted my best recommendations of your service on the local forums, so hopefully you will have some busy days ahead :-)"
Here's a 195g counterweight for a very nice Origin Live modded arm.
This one was sent to New Zealand.
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This one is a lacquered aluminium armboard for a Voyd Valdi deck and SME arm. Threaded steel inserts for the SME blind mounting nuts.
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I received this feedback
"Morning Steve,
Thanks for creating the armboard for me, its a lovely thing ☺
Should I need anything crafted in the future I shall let you know."
Next is an arm lift holder assembly in polished Stainless steel for the Audio Technica ATP-12 tonearm. This one for the UK.
(The tube is just for test purposes)
Here's another arm lift assembly but this time for the AT-150 II arm. This one was sent to Austin Texas.
(The tube is just for test purposes)
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Here's an SME fitting armboard in ebony that went to the San Jose USA.
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I received this feedback about the improvement the armboard has made
"Hi Steve,
After one week testing and listening I can tell you what a magical combination is your arm board and SME tonearm is. All the irritating artifacts are gone. The music is simply flowing.
So thanks a lot for your work and all the best."
A more unusual one this, Small polished aluminium holders for a pair of super tweeters. The design was specified by the customer. They bolt under the existing speaker stands and can be angled to point the tweeters directly at the listening spot.
Accurately made to spec
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Before polishing
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All polished up
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I've also got several armboards on the go right now.
If you would like something for your hifi to improve it or make an new configuration work, I'm happy to discuss.
Here's a nice little project. A turned aluminium arm base. As per the original it has the Linn three hole fitting and 2, 120 deg opposed grub screws to securely hold the arm pillar.
Thanks to Jamie123 for letting us know that the customer spec of 16mm should be 18.5mm.
I'll bore it out ;)
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A busy time with lots of armboards
First off an ebony armboard for the excellent Ammonite armbase upgrade for Jelco arms
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Feedback received so far: "I received the arm board today, and I am very pleased with it. The quality and finish are first class. "
Next up another Ammonite Jelco armboard but this time in African Blackwood for a SL-1200 Mk5G
Here are the pics the customer sent me of it installed.
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Then a Ebony armboard for a SME arm, again for a SL-1210.
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I received this feedback about the armboard from the customer
"Just wanted to let you know that the armboard arrived last week (Wednesday), and I fitted it over the weekend (the fitting kit worked as planned with the mk5g). It’s a beautiful item, looks great in situ and bears no comparison to its metal predecessor (which was slightly nasty, despite not being cheap).
Initial listening suggests that my issue with occasionally wayward bass has been addressed (a pleasant and unexpected surprise) and that the sometimes hard edge to the mids and uppers has gone. Never quite sure what to expect when changing components (I so want to hear a difference...!), but the new armboard genuinely appears to have realised a notable improvement.
Thanks also for the speed of construction and your communications – been a pleasure from start to finish."
Here it is on the customers deck
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Made this one for a Groovemaster MKII tonearm. Different arms can be accommodated by means of another collar.
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Here are a couple of Ebony armboards bound for France where they will grace a couple of SL-1210's using the Ammonite uprated armbases.
These were supplied direct to me from Ammonite and I fitted them for the customer.
Should sound the business :)
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Here's a solution to a failed Fidelity Research FR64s tone arm lift. Use a currently available Jelco lift, which is of nice quality. I made an adapter cylinder for the arm owner / customer who is in Singapore. Here it is being tested on my SP-10 / FR64s arm.
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This one is bound for New Zealand.
This one will be mounted from underneath by 3 bolts into brass threaded inserts I made which screw into the African Blackwood.
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Hi Steve,
You have a PM regarding your trade account. Please respond ASAP. Cheers :)
Marco.