Teres update

Dear Jphii, I would like to help and maybe pick up a few tips from the rest of the members. I built my Teres turntable from my own design [ a take off of the Clearaudio Master Reference] and used a Teres platter, bearing and motor. I built the turntable into a restored 1920's RCA Victrola cabinet that I restored as well. The base is three layers , granite, acrylic and another layer of acrylic all built by local manufacturers in Buffalo. I use a Clearaudio TQ-1 tonearm and Sigma cartridge. I designed and built each part I could and tried all different materials. If you would like help let me know and if you would not mind I would like to post some photos to show as an example. I think many of the members will help both of us tweak these turntable to a level neither of us could do alone. Good Luck, it is well worth the effort. Dredster

Dear Jphii, Lets do it then. I think the cabinet you have will be perfect. I had some of the same problems that you describe. Fitting the turntable into the cabinet was very difficult for me because my wife did not want it cut up in any way. The cabinet was a mess when I started. I belonged to her grandfather and he used it to store paint cans . Now it has inlayed wood and brass and is a centerpiece in our family room. I had to do the restoration myself and it took two attempts to get it right. I would start with the cabinet, gut the electronics and make the top open up on a hinge. The front where the glass picture tube was coulde be done up nicely with stained glass and brass. You will find some very good woodworkers at a store called Rockler Woodworkers. They have all the cabinet things you need. For acrylic work look under Great Lakes Plasics. I spent 2 years on this project and now have a one of a kind family heirloom that even my wife loves. Later, Dredster