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Audiomeca Romance

Hello dear Audiogon forum dwellers,

I have an Audiomeca Romance turntable. The tip of the piece which is in the sleeve of the platter is extremely damaged(do not ask how :). I think because of this the platter is now destabilized and is oscillating badly. I hopelessly need the measurements of this piece. Indeed the length is enough, I think.

The piece I refer to can be seen on the diagram of the Audiomeca Bella turntable below. It is just above the heart.

http://www.tnt-audio.com/jpeg/bellacutaway.jpg

I tried to contact Mr. Pierre Lurne with no success.

Any help is extremely appreciated.

Thanks.
monolit

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monolit OP
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Thank you very much Manitunc for your answer. You are right a ball bearing can be used, but the problem with it is, I think, I cant match the exact center of gravity point. You can ask why I am thinking this way, because the platter seems destabilized. The edge of the platter seems to move roughly 1 cm up and down while spinning. Is this normal for this table?
monolit OP
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The bearing shaft is not bent, but the tip is crushed. I have had one replica made by my friend who works at a lathe. But there is a problem with the height I guess. Because the tip is crushed it is impossible to know the exact size. We made it approx. the same size.

The side that is lower is random. And I am not sure of the bearing. There was no bearing. Is it possible that it is bearingless model. It spins on top of the tip?
monolit OP
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I've read that paper. Very good intro to how the Audiomeca romance works. The platter runs 11 mm off the plinth.

If I could have found someone who owns a Romance then it would be very easy to replicate the damaged piece. But so far I had no success.

I had a hope that someone using this forum who owns a Romance could help me with the sizes.
monolit OP
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Still no progress :(
monolit OP
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Thank you Alan. I haven't been tracking this thread so haven't seen your answer. I agree with you. Pierre shouldn't have left his customers this much alone. But anyway. I will try to contact Tom and discuss the issue with him. Thank you very much again.
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