:)))
Thanks for the short explanations of each, that was a gentleman act. Wish you all the best! |
Hi Guys,
I haven't slept much the last few days trying to read everything on the net for the Amazing Lenco l75 and I am really getting excited about the future :) As I am patiently waitng my Lenco to arrive from Sweden ( I live in Bulgaria, no Lencos here) I have a few questions before I start with the restoration. I have read all the basic stuff and first steps that need to be taken but there are things that I am still not sure about. Please excuse me if I have missed the info, I just read a million pages and it's all a mess in my head.
So can anyone please say a few words or show a picture of the following:
1."Glass reinforcing" or "Glass epoxy mod" ?
2. Mumetal mod??
3.Just a few words again on "direct coupling", please?
Thanks in advance, I could never really express what a light this thread brought to my life,thanks a million for making me smile again,you people truly made it into History! |
Hi Gjwaudio,
Thanks for the response, that's what I was looking for.I have actually two Lencos-L75 and an L78, the latter is in better shape but both are supposed to be totally rebuilt and I have already ordered the oilite bushings, the Joel kit from e-bay and a bunch of ceramic balls to try on the bearing. I will just rotate the base and I plan to glass reinforce it and seal the hole of the oroginal arm. There comes the difficult part-the arm bord. I see all kinds of shapes of boards on e-bay-rectangular, kidney shapes and round ones, I have several exotic woods to try such as sandalwood, padouk, panga panga, and of course oak and cherry. I will have to calculate how tall it should be and how to attach it to the plinth... But the VTA is the real problem, I still haven't found "Arm setting for Dummies" and if you can help me with a link or something it would be great. Thanks for the answer again, I intend to make the work as precise as possible with a lot of pictures that might help people like me. Best regards from Bulgaria! |
Hi,
I finally got my Lenco and I am salivating heavily on what happens next :)) I reread all the posts and all the forums and most of the ideas are set but I wanted to ask about the dimensions of the Giant Lenco plinth. I had decided to make it the classic 23X19X6 but it seems that later Lencos are even bigger-can you guys give me an idea of how big is actually enough, I am planning to go for the BB/MDF combination and may be later I will try an oak plinth or a mixture of woods just to have fun, woodworking is an addictive hobby. I had the unbelievable chance of getting a great offer from John Nilsen at Audioorigami.co.uk for a fully tweaked RB250-polished, adjusted and even with a small weight added to headshell to perfectly match my Denon 103, rewired and with three rear counterweights!!! I am stunned by the looks and he is known for great expertese so I really cannot wait to get it! Any advice on how to mount the arm and what I should take into consideration is greatly appreciated, I am new to vynil and everyhting is very helpful. Thanks to everyone on this forum, life is not the same since Lenco came into the light :) |
Hi guys,
It really is a great forum, I feel like I have friends here! I got the answers for my worries, truth is that this is really helpful, I spent so much time on forums that I obviously missed the important details and you saved my life. I plan to make at least two plinths, and I think I will start with a one that is entirely made of BB, it's going to be a truly giant one-now I am thinking about 24X20X7, that's two sheets of Baltic Burch that I bought on Friday. That's just to try and later I will experiment with MDF and walnut and stuff,I just need to do something immediately :)) Make no mistake, it will be very well executed. I am expecting the arm early next week and I will give you update of how it works out. I am still looking for the step up transformers for the RIAA but I believe they will be either peerless 4722 or S&B TX103(if I find a used pair). Thanks so much for the replies, I really appreciate it. I have two other friends that just got their lencos and it's going to be a great time, I will keep you posted.Have a great weekend ! |
Hi,
I feel kind of bad for asking these questions here and not contributing much but I do hope to share my experience later... I came to the point that I have the Birch Plywood, it's 12 sheets of 0.75 inches and 20x19 size( 18 mm thick and 60X50 cm) . I need some advice-I can go for a Birch Plywood plinth only and for the MDF/Bply -I know Jean's advice is for the CLDamping and mixing both but man, do I hate MDF... Anyway, if someone has experience with an all birch plinth please advise. The other thing is a little more serious (at least for me). I know that if I mount the rega arm on the plinth the VTA will be off. I was thinking that I can cut the top layer of BB a few mm wider than the size of the armboard and make the board thinner so it sits below the surface of the plinth and thus adjust the VTA. But how thin should I make the board to achieve that? My cartridge is Denon 103 and I am not sure which dimensions I have to measure to calculate the right position too... I have seen people including Jean use this method to correct the VTA but I don't even know what size to make the armboard-is there a standart booad size for Rega arms or should I just experiment? My plan is to make several boards from different woods but first I need at least some guidance about the size of the board. Assuming that the top sheet of plywood is 18mm how thick should I make the board guys? Or to put it that way-how many mm lower should the rega arm be seated as compared to the top plywood sheet? I hope you understand my question... Thanks in advance, this is the last thing I need to make clear before I start with the router :))
Tessera, I am really interested in your experience with the RS-A1-this is the my dream arm and I would really appreciate a few more words on how you find it soundwise and setup wise, does it match weel with the Shelter? Please share... |
Thanks Mario,
That was exaclty what I was asking :) I think I will borrow some money and buy the Rs1... And I have a shelter 501 in my mind, a few people have repoorted great results with that combination. Thanks guys,I am working on the Lenco, pictures soon I hope |
Hi all,
Work has been a lot lately and the only good thing was a small package from EIFL with a ,hm, weird but beautiful RS A1. Man, that device is strange, but I think I will like it a lot, it's a tweaker's dream and that is really what I like. But Tessera, are you just putting it on the plinth or do you position it below the plinth, underhang 19.6 mm? And how do you adjust VTF? I am still on a business trip and when I come back I will play with it a little more, can you please show some pictures of your setup, please? And have you tried it with different cartridges? I have a Denon 103 to try first before funds permit a Shelter 501... The other thing that I noticed was that the bronze cup of the bearing is somewhat very crude, there is no fine point that the spike can make a contact with, should I try and polish that? And is it removable-looks like it but I am not sure... If there is some info on how to set up this beast apart from the article at Enjoy The Music and Sakurasystems please share. Thanks for your posts on the RS A1, it really encouraged me to send the money and now the only thing I do is dream for a free weekend :)) |
dear Tessera,
Thank you so much for the thorough and complete answer, it was a real pleasure to read it. I have not made any progress yet, but it will happen soon :)) |
