Making a £13000 turntable 

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@@arthurdavis1065 To do what?

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Me too!

well it was random

same here!

it's an algorithm, it's far from random

this man is a legend

Not a very skilled worker. An artist.

STFU, that was basic and the wood was CHEAP.

Its wicked art from start to finish. These are the videos that keeps you up all night 😂

The whole task is futile and a waste of time. Vinyl is objectively very inferior to digital

So, you don't watch normal television shows? What's the difference?

same

Same here!😊

Absolute work of art with pride attached.

2x speed man 😎

You have no idea how much amazing craftmanship ended up scrapped thrown out as garbage because of some new fashion coming to the marked . we throw and use too much and not caring for what we have.

plywood ? hardly a high quality material.

Craftsmanship has nothing to do with quality of materials used but the quality of how the material is used.

@@vindicari plywood is often used as it is so stable, absolutely nothing wrong with quality plywood.

@@vindicari That’s Baltic Birch Plywood.. Highly dense. Void-free. Not ordinary marine plywood.

No, mate. Plywood, templates, wobbly "planes" (actually jointers), thin veneer and stain do not make a "masterpiece". 5 layers of French polish is craftsmanship, not "automotive clear coat". Not only are the skills being lost, but the ability to distinguish true ability from shortcuts also seems to be disappearing. If you think this is 13,000 pounds worth of product, then I doff my hat to you. Let it be said, though, that there should also be a product worthy of 26,000 out there to compete with it, probably fabricated by older hands. I do hope I'm right, because if not, then something truly special has been lost...

Exactly crappy turntable,

@@tasmedic Alright old man.

exactly the same...damm my skills...ill ask my father - lol

@@tasmedic Isn’t the arm and cartridge £10k on it’s own?

It may be a thing of beauty but is the equivalent of creating a modern copy of a primitive car. Poin tless.

@@rogerphelps9939 bit like your comment :D

Fold the cd in half, place it into youre Mouth, then hold two needles , left and right between thumb and a finger, and stich them direkt to the 230V Powersource...

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Didn't the Garrads use big idler wheels ? Eeeeek...what were they thinking?

Mom and Dad bought a Garrard turntable, and a Stromberg-Carlson tube amplifier in 1958-59, maybe. Good sounding unit for Frank Sinatra, Pete Fountain, Ella Fitzgerald records they liked to play. I took it to Auburn in 1970, to play The Who, Grand Funk, Mountain, and Creedence's John Fogarty. That setup was bulletproof.

I can build that turntable for only $1000 USD

Not forget...the price !😅

Give this man a ❤

This is so incredibly ugly. He is good. He did well. My respect. Mad skills. But now the wood looks like plastic imitating wood. I pity this piece of wood.

And friends is why cd is OUT.

It's just a bit of wood, not worth the money.

Craftsman.

It has nothing to do with art. It's just skilled crafmanship. Art needs something more than to build a plinth after a simple plan and finish it nicely.

Yes! You can get quite an amazing job with a paintbrush or especially a small foam roller. It leaves enough paint on for a decent cut and polish.

Would you make a video showing this technique? I'd love to see how that could be done with minimal equipment.

Interestingly, I began work at the same time in a piano restoration workshop. We used this method of polyester spraying shown in the video way back then. I know it quite well because as the new boy I did most of the sanding and polishing with red soap then the white :) Watching this brought back alot of memories.

I am an old-fashioned sort, but I used to do a fair amount of synthetic clear finishes when renovating houses, I also used to do some work on vintage gramophones, etc. for friends. There used to be a far greater selection of finishes available 40 years ago in Australia, one I used a fair bit but has been unavailable for a very long time was a "pulling" lacquer, this lacquer could be applied by spray or brush (if you were brave) and was then pulled flat using a pulling liquid and rubber - much like French polishing. The trouble with brushed finishes is the sanding required, which I usually do by hand. I use wet and dry up to 10,000 grade - worn if possible. In most cases little polishing is required after this and when required I use a friable material like Tripoli. I also have used and still use, other grades of rotten rock, various grades of pumice , talc, and plain flour depending on what I am polishing. On houses, poly and acrylic finishes are the way to go but I just don't like them on anything fine. To me, if you build them up, they just look plastic and when you don't, they look dull and uninteresting (they kill Australian Red Cedar, aka, Toona ciliata, Cedrela toona and Toona Australis). The same with the clear pouring epoxy resins, great for protection, but they don't really do it for me. Don't get me wrong, I have used clear epoxies for protection on high wear surfaces and heavy weathering surfaces, but I think they kill the grain. I repaired a croquet mallet by inletting, banded, heavily interlocked, River Red Gum into the corners of the mallet to replace the damaged wood, this intense, naturally very dark, beautiful red wood was killed dead by the epoxy - most disappointing, I should have used an oil finish but I didn't have the required 6 months. For me, I just like Tung nut oil and shellac, the Tung to bring the colour up (and seal the wood), I believe the modern phrase is to make it "pop" and the traditional French Polish finish. Yes, French polish can be damaged reasonably easily and does deteriorate if not looked after but it is so easy to repair and even refinish. AND, in my opinion is the best looking high gloss finish - bar none. Nothing beats looking deep into the grain from directly above while bringing down your fingers, you can never tell exactly when you are going to touch the surface. Beside, French polishing large flat surfaces is therapeutic, especially in the final spiriting off phase, just watching the rubber going over the work while the gloss comes up, mesmerizing, just don't let the rubber stick! I have put this at the end of my comment as few will bother to read to the end, so I won't get the usual flame stuff. Despite all the "just beautiful" comments, I just don't see the skill in this sprayed finish and I doubt I would like it in real life.

@@robertnicholson7733 I am a bit of a traditionalist myself but the modern age is reducing access to the materials once in abundance and the new chemicals have been designed to work well with modern materials. I blame minimalism and IKEA myself ;) But seriously, my comment was to reveal that the polyester spraying is hardly new. I worked in a piano restoration factory and people wanted their piano back yesterday and the firm needed to make a profit. That world is largely gone now except for the wealthy. I have a friend who is a leading expert on German Baroche furniture and he is fully trained (got his Masters ticket in Paris) in Antiques restoration. He makes a good living because there are plenty of customers in Germany with the wealth. Myself, I am just a dabbler nowadays. I have been into making things from reclaimed wood stock but even that is becoming scarce and expensive. Then you have to add the cost of making the wood usable. The real cost of recycling is unknown to most. Less old properties to demolish and the demolition guys were a great source of old wood for me :( But I embrace new materials although some of them I find difficult to become fond of. Thanks for your reply, I enjoyed reading it.

Some of the video is speeded up to avoid tedium 😆

As long as the glue is good the veneer usually tears clean. But yeah, I used to make furniture and trimming veneers is always a little scary.

It looked to be a very good tool. It also looked the most satisfying of the entire job to me.

You are not hearing the actual turntable playing a disc. “The music used was Blow the man down by the Midshipment glee club from the RU-vid copyright free music library. this is not the original music being played in the clip; I had to edit in the above to avoid copyright infringement.”

It's not funny...it's annoying! 19th century technology....😖

I guess you realize it is the record not the player that causes the pops and clicks.

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@@BUF-vr5cr Of course I know that, but still funny to have such a high end piece stuck with low end pops anyway.

just turn up the replay speed x2

35:22 depends on type of plywood How many layers whats it made of How stable is it, hell B&Ws are made out of MDF its the perfect material it stable dence and flat. Dont judge somthing by the fact its plywood thats probably cabnit grade birch 15 layers 3/4" and cost about 150 usd a 5x8 sheet or something like that. Its hard and has no voids, this isnt your standard 60 bucks a sheet construction grade plywood Hell some of these can cost 200 bucks usd a sheet.

It's not ply because it's cheap, it's ply because it works the best for the task at hand.

The materials and the Ruby color are classic.

During the height of the post pandemic supply chain issues, we got birch plywood much cheaper than construction plywood.

Less prone to warping? Pressure treated?

yeah plywood at that

that's cos stacking plywood and wrapping it in veneer is cheap, and whoever paid 13k for this is stupid...

I had a wobble when the owner unboxed the tone arm etc and just opened the wooden box and rested it on the plinth!

i thought the same thing when i saw it, it had to be done slowly by hand.

Don't worry guys! He IS a skilled professional.

I am completely ignorant but think maybe to use ratchet.

Hahaha had exactly same thought, with flat-head driver. . . .allen key

Well I appreciate your comment

Did it sound any better

@@jhareng Does it sound better than what?

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@@wayneessar7489 what do you think or need to ask.Shame common sense is a thing of the past

@@jhareng I asked because I was unsure if the rosewood model was new to him or did he have the same table but in a different material. I should have asked the question better. So...which was it, as you seem to have this knowledge?

It got another 300,000 in 22 hours then.!!!!!

HA! I was wondering why this was in my feed. It ticks a lot of boxes for my interest but you just made me realise who I was watching. This guy needs more subs.

Totally agree. Beautiful woodwork, but man, that tonearm and table certainly matched the level of craftsmanship.

Nah it's not really that impressive and profit margin on this must be huge lmao. The only problem could be time, but that can be solved. A week in a heating room? Make multiple at same time.

Harsh Nemesis profit not that huge as the components cost 10000 The hrs put into this piece is astounding. Highly skilled and an amazing finish

@@tomhicks1009 no Just, no. It's all show and little in the way of materials. Plywood is, well, just plywood. It costs little, is durable enough, but not a premium product. Putting stained, low quality hardwood veneer over it is just putting lipstick on a pig. It looks lovely, but it's just basically laminated crap with a cherry on top. "automotive clear coat" is a cheap, quick and crappy alternative to French Polish. If you think this has a good finish then go to a local auction and look at an old piece with French Polish on it. We've definitely gone cheap and cheerful since those days.... Well, maybe "expensive, and crappy" instead.

Agree! A real piece of art, no doubt.

@@tasmedic I agree at this price point I was surprised to see plywood and veneer as well.

I get it. I understand also why this turntable cost $16,000.00.

yeah putting veneer on plywood is super difficult and intricate. definitely worth every penny for 13,000 euros.

Overpriced.

@@fettmaneiii4439 He just added up the cost of the actual turntable which was provided by the client, client definitely didn't pay 13k just for the wood work

@@zolikoff If he calls it a 13k turntable, he connects the price to what we see in the video. What we see in the video is a day of net work (plus some drying and so on) and pretty cheap material.

@@stefan514 What we see in the video is also clearly denoted... He clearly writes that the tonearm (which is from client) is worth 5k, the Audionote cartridge which is also 5k, and who knows what the rest of it (also provided by client) is worth. He just did the base and assembly. I doubt he asked much more than 1k for his work. Which for a custom build like this I can see happening. Obviously the material isn't worth that much.

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@@andrewwood640 um, what just happened.

Humble materials? He refers to Wood glue as aliphatic resin. Those Festools are some of the most expensive power tools available. Don't get me wrong, the work is great and the outcome is fantastic but this is not a craftsman using humble materials. He has many costly tools and materials available.

@@KillerBearsaw I agree about the tools and chemicals used but ...birch plywood? In my ...humble opinion is ...humble material ! :-)

@@KostasAlbanidis It's Baltic Birch plywood. Its almost a crime to call it plywood because It's nothing like the plywood you are probably imagining. It's good to work with, and a lot more economical than solid wood.

@@KostasAlbanidis, the idea is adding value to humble material.

@@freenational Exactly! This is what I meant by typing: "...with humble materials a professional creates masterpieces" !!! He took ...plywood and turn it to gold ( literally! ).

He certainly made a whole lot of holes

He's cutting a few patterns out of plywood. You can do it and save yourself a shitload of money, apparently.

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not really, just having to right tools!

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I giggled at that one aswell. ;-)

He did look shifty coming out lol

Lmao...Agree!!

Spraying is much more common in the Gents.

@@patrickkelly7085 lol...

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Yes, I’m sure you’re right. But how many folk think that far ahead nowadays ? I remember the 301 from the sixties. Rumble was always an issue. We used them with some pretty average Amp / Speaker set ups back then. I don’t recall it being quite as revered as it seems to be today.

Cause there are more different variations of "plastic" finish and they all have their pros and cons. Big benefit of modern materials - resistant to moisture changes and water-stains. Or lifetime - even cheap plastic, when treated the same as the oh so great natural finishes, will last just as long. Don't get me wrong - i do like my shellac finish for the parts i make, as well as good old lacquer and PU. They all have their place. But here - we are talking about a block of plywood with a thin sheet of veneer on top.....

This appears to be bespoke production using techniques mass production lines would be utilizing. Appearing beautiful - no doubt but the underlying principle of said mass production is low cost core with a expensive looking facade. I own a single piece modern table top stereo system with vacuum tubes housed in a timber body that looks identical to this ... I paid less than 1/20 this price (no vintage parts though). Thanks to this video I now know the process of making these beautiful things. However, nothing replaces real wood panels, natural grain and the art of buffing and polishing. I am under no illusion of the real value of my piece though, despite the fact the music that comes out of it is simply beautiful. And isn't that the real objective?

@@ABaumstumpf how many modern plastic finishes can we observer having lasted life times? The methods used in modern time require less Maintainance.. that why people use them. As to its finish lasting lifetimes.. that’s just speculation. Something that was invented five years ago hasn’t had 100 years of life on a product to prove it can with stand the test of time!

@@Maradnus "how many modern plastic finishes can we observer having lasted life times?" Millions? More? How many french-polish tops have we seen ruined cause of a tiny bit of liquid?

That 1% is still around 77 million people.

@@blazbohinc4964 Touche! I didn't realize that many people were still hand-making turntables without machines doing a lot of the mass production. Good to know.

@@thomashumphrey7395 I'd say more around the 99.99% mark at best.

The lossless stream from your phone is higher fidelity than the most sophisticated turntable.

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Being expensive do not make it the best, places like the BBC use the best gear, like Sure arms and mics, BSR or Garrard decks in the mp120 range, Goodman's speakers, TUAC amps, pulsar lights shows. Will say this it looks beautiful and well made case

The particular tonearm and cartridge put the cost out into the stratosphere.. The plinth itself and the outstanding vintage Garrard 301 deck is actually “affordable” in relative terms Vs. the competition..

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@@tam8197 What???.

You can alway tell between a CD source and LP there will aways be some surface noise at some time on the LP. Blind between a cheap deck and an expensive one is a law of diminishing returns but I’ve heard a difference, sometimes between what is held as better quality arm and cartridges may yield differences that aren’t preferred.

@@justlookingaround9834 'what is held as better quality arm and cartridges may yield differences that aren’t preferred' Yup, and different ears can prefer different ones, there are very few absolutes here, unless you are comparing grossly different systems, like say a close-n-play against a good set of electrostatics driven with excellent electronics. You can almost never find a self proclaimed audiophile that will sit for a double blind test, they are scared to death of them, my experience. They don't want their 'golden ears' tested. To give an example we had a 'golden eared' setup tech from a local store come out to set up my Dad's Maggie 3.1s when he bought them. He finished and was satisfied and Dad sat down before he left to have a listen (at 50+) and immediately said "the right tweeter is not producing any sound". The guy checked and something was wrong in the fuse area, a quick easy fix, but the techs face was seriously red while he was fixing it. Oops, busted. I have done a couple of double blinds and was shocked at some of the outcomes. You can convince yourself you are hearing all kinds of differences between equipment that basically disappears when tested rigorously with multiple tests conducted. That is precisely why we have total BS like 'ultra fantastic sounding' speaker cables that run on little telephone poles and cost $20k (I kid you not). They have supposedly had their capacitance, inductance, etc. tweaked to the nth degree..LOL. When someone talked to me about how great they sound I said 'if you're so damned worried about speaker cables why don't you just put the amps directly AT the speaker input terminals and pretty much eliminate interconnects altogether?', it would cost you FAR less than that cable, and I guarantee it will be better electrically. His face dropped, and...cue the crickets. They don't like it when engineers chime in on their nonsense.

High-end audio is a classic case of, “a chain is as strong as it’s weakest link”. With a quality recording and the rest of the ensemble being of equal/better caliber, a listener with a discerning ear would definitely hear the difference.

@@MrJdsenior I couldn’t agree more. I am a strong advocate of blind ABX testing. Also just purchased some active speakers as I’ve decided to simplify things. My experience was when Linn upgraded the LP12 to a new arm and some other improvements and upset the room (hi-fi show) when I piped up and said I preferred the earlier version.

Nobody will be able to tell a difference between this turntable and a 150 dollar technics one, as long as the stylus/cartridge is the same. It is a turntable, a device which has the solely purpose of spinning a disk at EXACTLY 33.3 rpm. That's it. And cheap ones come very close to this. Maybe even better as this is an idler wheel design - The slightest idler diameter impurities in it will make speed variances. The warp in the disk will affect the surface speed more than any decent turntable mechanism. It's just the pure geometry. As it is analog, the shielding should be good, and the antiscating should be setup correctly. The cartridge however WILL have a huge impact on sound quality. I'm sure its not worth 5k (lol, the case in which it comes looks almost as expensive as the cartridge itself), but it might very well sound measurably better than a 100 or 500 dollar unit. Maybe it even sounds a little different. These turntables are - as much as their owners might debate - not really made to sound nice, they are made to look and feel premium, something to show (to yourself or others) you have got the money. No doubt they sound VERY good - but not much better than a well maintained 200$ device.

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No it will not ! it all depends on the original recording .CDs have the same problem ,inferior transfer to disc .but when you have quality masters and transfer to medium eg vinyl or CD there is not much difference on quality playback . being CD or Vinyl .Just waste your money, the human ear can only process a certain frequency ,ok that can be improved up to a certain level but elitism creeps in and you will never improve over a certain level.

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A point well made and one completely overlooked by many other posters here. Over £10k of the price is on the tone arm and cartridge alone which are nothing to do with him.

@@alricdark the cartridge is an additional cost i believe

I was wondering about that. Doesn't leave a huge margin for profit

I was also trying to figure out the cost of the plinth we saw being made. Lots of hours and skill but if the £13k includes the £5k arm and £5k cartridge and a refurbed Garrard 301 bare platter costs around £3.5k, so I'm not sure. There's not many Yorkshiremen who'd do it for free!

@@alricdark The wooden box where the arm was sent in is probably more expensive than a year Spotify subscription.