Wall shelf for VPI Super Scoutmaster?

Rob, You get these https://closetmaid.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/closetmaid-us/maxloadbracket and the matching standards and wire shelves then you can bolt anything you like from MDF to granite to the wire rack. You can make a valance under the shelf to hide the wire. I would use solid surface material like Corian. MDF is easier to work with and you can Formica it. This way you can make a shelf exactly the size of the turntable which will look sharp. 

Target makes a wall mount platform brace that is gloss black 21" x 19". Theoretically you could mount a second platform board of your choice on top of the current set up at the detentions you desire. 

@ghopat,

I used Mana wall mounts for years. They came with glass shelves but you can use any material. I ended up using  BDR. If interested, I still have several.

Another idea to go with is similar to @mijostyn has proposed. 
This is a different bracket system along the same lines.

https://www.amazon.com/CUZURLUV-Shelf-Bracket-Max-Load/dp/B07VN219GV/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&gclid=C...

I'll note that you MUST hit the studs (16"oc) with each bracket. I would use nothing less than (3) #12 screws 2 1/2" long.  1/4" lag bolts are even better. Two may be enough if you use 3" rather than 2 1/2. You can use your own shelving and allow it to hang over equidistant on each side. You might try a maple cutting board for the shelf. If you need further assistance just email me

The shelf needs to reasonably accommodate the footers of the deck (not the outside dimensions).

DeKay

+1 artemus_5
Also, be sure to get your fastener in the center of the stud. You don't want the fastener at or near the edge of the stud and splitting it.

The reason I suggest shelves with long standards is that the load is distributed over 12 screws total instead of 4. The brackets are also easier to hide. You also have a selection of heights.  However, the brackets artemus suggests will work but I would use very heavy duty screws, 3" #16 Torx wood screws or 1/4" lag bolts.
I like the idea of a butcher block shelve. You can order that in various sizes and thicknesses. 

Point taken @ mijostyn. The high value of the TT and its 90 lb weight direct my choice. The ones I suggest fasten directly to the wall. The longer standards you offer have more adjustment and more bolts to hold it. But they also extend the load out from the wall. The standards fasten directly but the shelf hangs from the standard itself making a lever that pulls down & out whereas, my choice puts the majority of the weight pushing down. I’d say that either would work. But I’m a belt & suspenders kinda guy

@markpao 

Also, be sure to get your fastener in the center of the stud.

Agreed 100%

I really appreciate the thoughtful responses.  I was hoping that there was a commercial product that would meet my needs, as I've found that shelves and stands can have a substantial effect on sound quality, but it sounds like I might have to build my own shelf.  As to the Target shelf, I don't believe that it is rated for the weight of the turntable.  If anyone out there has mounted a Super Scoutmaster in the past, and knows of a solution, I'd greatly appreciate you sharing.  

I thought that’s what I did?

www.manaacoustics.com




No longer in business but you can search for pictures/reviews.

I know someone who makes an exact duplicate of the Mana wall shelf but with a bamboo shelf, not the silly glass one. Powder coated any color you want. Very close to the price Mana was charging over 20 years ago. PM me.

BTW, I have an original Mana that has easily held much heavier turntables that yours assuming you mount it to the wall correctly.

If you want longer standards and more mounting holes, that can easily be done for an up charge.

Instead of the bamboo shelf, 1.5" think hard maple butcher block shelfs can also be provided instead of the standard 1/2" bamboo.

I misunderstood, slaw.  I appreciate your contribution and am exploring that solution.

If you are placing your table on a wall shelf out of necessity, either unsolvable placement issues or unsolvable floor vibration/feedback issues, take the appropriate precautions. Otherwise, don’t assume that doing so will always result in better sound. It is a dicier proposition than sometimes assumed and can result in inferior sound; even when attaching the shelf to the wall’s studs (a must, as already mentioned) if the wall is not a load bearing wall. I experienced precisely this due mounting on what turned out it be to a very resonant wall adjacent to a closet and pocket doors. Good luck and report back.

Btw, I have my TNT6 on a Target wall shelf (on a different wall from the one mentioned above) on which sits a constrained layer platform of my own design with no weight related issues. Total weight sure to be more than a Scout Master’s.

I used the same method that @ mijostyn used, lag bolted into the studs of a load bearing wall in my music room for my Linn LP12 that has it’s own spring suspension.

I now use a Symposium Segue (previously was using baltic birch plywood) as the shelf platform that my turntable rests upon. I can literally jump up and down in front of the turntable and the needle does not leave the groove. I can have a glass of water resting on the shelf and there is no ripples in the water... this is true whether using the Symposium or the Baltic Birch shelf.  This system works great in regards to foot fall problems, which is what I was experiencing (due to having suspended hardwood floors) prior to this solution. I’ve been using this system for many years and absolutely love it!

Best of luck :)
Don