Using Iroko to make an armboard

[topoxforddoc]

I need to make a new armboard for my TW Acoustic Raven One. I can use the original to make a pattern from MDF, so that I can make more if needed. I have plenty of iroko lying around, salvaged from some broken gates.

1) what do people think about using iroko?

Alternatively I could buy some 20 mm thick delrin and cut new ones from that

Thanks

Charlie

[User211]

That's a nice deck. Iroko will look out of place. So will Delrin IMHO.

They will both sound different.

TBH I would go with an OEM part i.e. what the deck was designed for.

That said, til you try both your DIY options you won't know which sound you prefer.

Turntables are weird and really sensitive to stuff like this.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Well AI managed this gem :-

"For an Iroko wood acoustic/vibration build, the mechanical loss tangent (\(\tan \delta\)) typically ranges from 0.008 to 0.015 along the grain at audio frequencies."

Don't know if that helps.

[topoxforddoc]

thank you

[Wakefield Turntables]

IPE or Permali would be better. If you don't want the expense buy a cheap Bamboo chopping board and make something from that. Bamboo has a decent damping factor which better than Iroko. Perhaps you could do a comparison and shares your experiences with the forum??

[Patrick Dixon]

I need to make a new armboard for my TW Acoustic Raven One.

What happened to the Platine Verdier? Interested to hear how the Raven One compares.

[topoxforddoc]

What happened to the Platine Verdier? Interested to hear how the Raven One compares.

The PV is still in my mains system with 2 x Schroeders, Allaerts MC1B and Decca C4E

The Raven One is in my study system with the original Vivid 2 (Jelco 250) tonearm. Have bought an AT1010 and need to make a new armboard for it. I have lots of cartridges in ADC Magnesium headshells and would like to swap some of these around from time to time.