Rarely seen Artisan Fidelity Thorens TD124 Classic s/n 45173 featuring numerous Statement series upgrades, including Piano Black gloss painted chassis plate, Panzerholz constrained layer damped plinth with Nicaraguan Cocobolo plank exterior and satin clear coat.  Instrument as shown is freshly built, ready for immediate delivery with full warranty.  Includes comprehensive frame-off restoration with many new part upgrades and enhancements, including Hanze hifi motor suspension springs, E50 induction motor rebuild using new primary coils, precision sintered oil sleeve bushings, felt rings, seals & low viscosity oil, factory E50 induction motor drive shaft inspection, micro surface polish, replacement of worn factory ball bearing tip with brand new precision tungsten ball bearing, new Artisan Fidelity austenitic Stainless Steel idler wheel, brand new primary rubber drive belt, brand new rubber chassis Mushrooms, restored treated factory rubber LP mat, Factory Swiss Thorens clutch plate with stock production ferritic main platter, Furutech Gold plated IEC inlet / high quality OFC Copper power cable and latest version Stillpoints Ultra SS isolation devices.  Operational speed is perfectly stable and extremely quiet, after ac motor warm up, the instrument runs correctly and rock solid at 33/45/78 rpm.  A dedicated external ac power supply with variable frequency capability is recommend for best performance with this type of single phase induction motor, we can package one together with the turntable, if desired.   

Thorens TD124 Statement series plinths are individually precision hand crafted in Indiana by Artisan Fidelity, premium satin clear coat shown.  This dense, high mass plinth features our time proven and tested layered constrained layer damped Panzerholz composite core enveloped in a genuine Nicaraguan Cocobolo solid lumber plank wrap (not a thin shop type veneer) with matching Cocobolo armboard.  Genuine raw Nicaraguan Cocobolo wood lumber is highly sought after, extremely expensive and becoming increasing rare making it more and more difficult to obtain due to strict North American import restrictions.  This exotic wood species is known namely for its immense natural beauty, durability and seductive tonal characteristics, hence the reason for use in numerous musical instruments, heirloom furniture and tonearm wands.

As a domestic bespoke manufacturer, obtaining small batch, air dried Cocobolo lumber required for a plinth of this caliber is extremely costly, not including the additional expenses required for importing German Panzerholz base material, layered bonded engineered wood core, base block construction, cnc milling, hand finishing, spraying, curing, cavity seal coating to help protect against environmental temperate and humidity fluctuation, hand cutting the raw Cocobolo lumber and final commercial clear coat application.  Commercial grade ISPM-15 certified heavy duty wood shipping crate is provided to ensure safe transit worldwide. 

This traditional style plinth layout will accept a single tonearm of 9" effective length.  This classified listing is for the upgraded Thorens TD124 Classic turntable only but is also available as a complete turn-key package with phonograph cartridge and tonearm.  Many various options to chose from, please contact me directly to discuss suitable options.

Net dimensions:  16.5" W x 13.75" D x 7" H (With Stillpoints Ultra SS) 
Weight - 48lbs (net)

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Thorens TD124 Statement

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Please contact me directly with questions.  Chicagoland area pickup welcome.

Christopher Thornton
Artisan Fidelity
www.artisanfidelity.com
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219.933.8115