Well Tempered Signature turntable and arm


Hello,
since yesterday i have a Well Tempered Signature turntable with matching tonearm.
Unfortunatelly there are so little informations about this product.
The only source for me is on vinylengine.com, from the seller and from an ad reputedly of 1989, but i am not shure if some of these informations are correct:

- prduction date: at the latest from 1989 till at least 1995
- 50 pieces made
- more expensive than WT Reference
- it should be exposed in the Museum of Modern Arts in NY (but i have just found the Well Tempered chair by Ron Arad, sic!)

Have you any correct informations about this nice turntable?

Maybe any cartridge recommendations? I will try my Decca / London Reference Cartridge and DV XV-1s, i think both of them match it quite good.
breezer
It's true the higher up the dollar ladder you go with a Well Tempered Turntable the nicer they get. Still, I would challenge anybody to actually tell the difference in models, including your Signature, under normal listening conditions and volumes. As a huge fan of the product I envy your find. Very nice indeed.

Bill Firebaugh once assembled a table out of junk materials at a trade show. He used a golf ball for the arm paddle. I'm told he felt it was a better shape and texture than the original flat paddle.

The carbon Well Tempered arms were sand filled which made them slightly heavier than the metal arms. There are various arm tower designs which in the end do the job.

IMO the most significant upgrades were the black platter, large reference clamp, and the replacement for the original square motor. The Reference arm was simply easier to adjust.

Mr. Firebaugh proved that a Well Tempered even made of junk will better many mechanical tables costing much more.
Julian!!!

I found you again. This is Mohan Shivdasani. Sorry for the less than spectacular lunch in a town, on the Alababe border, that I cannot remember. How are you?

I still have the table and the Benz, and it has given me many hours of beautiful sound. Unfortunately I have forgotten your knowledge on fine tuning the arm.

I hope your well. I will try and reach out to you through Audiogon to catch-up.

Mohan
Dear Frend
If you ever want to sell this turntable, please contact me
Regards
David Spry
David on the West Coast and others interested in the WT Signature limited Edition,

Mine is not for sale. i am the humble person that bought it from Julian Price.

However there are two new distributors, one in Canada (charisma) and one in the US (the Dynavector Distributor) that have taken over from the useless Stanalog. They are far more responsive. Charisma will send you a manual for the Signature LTD EDITION, in a heart beat. Toffco-usa will help all WT owners, and even help you find reputable repair shop in your area.

There is hope again!