Service and Advice for a Thorens TD 124 in Los Angeles.

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Have you checked to see if the drive belt is intact? If the motor
turns, even with a bit of a twist to get it started, it is servicable.
Basically the best that you can hope for is performance near that of a
Rega P2 table, which sells for $495, so that is your "way too much $"
point as the Rega is not only great sounding and nearly bullet-proof,
but will have a 3 year warranty. I don't know who in your area is best
suited to help, but someone here will know.
-Bill
www.uptownaudio.com
Roanoke VA
(540) 343-1250

"Shrimp" <nutpowder@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I just purchased Thorens TD-124 and it needs a little help.
> I have two questions for this superlative group:
>
> 1. What would be the most I should spend to get this beast up and
> running? In other words at what dollar amount should I just buy a
new
> one instead of fixing this one. It is cosmeticlly great and seems to
> be all original and intact with, I think, an Ortofon ESL Tonearm.
The
> light goes on but the platter won't turn.
>
> 2. Does anybody know a good service technician for the TD-124 in the
> Los Angeles area? This is perhaps the more important question of the
> two!
>
> Many Thanks!
> -Shrimp

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"Cosworth" <billbalmer@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<cjpvcl02bhi@news1.newsguy.com>...
> "Shrimp" <nutpowder@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:cji86n0akb@news3.newsguy.com...
> >I just purchased Thorens TD-124 and it needs a little help.
> > I have two questions for this superlative group:
> >
> > 1. What would be the most I should spend to get this beast up and
> > running? In other words at what dollar amount should I just buy a new
> > one instead of fixing this one. It is cosmeticlly great and seems to
> > be all original and intact with, I think, an Ortofon ESL Tonearm. The
> > light goes on but the platter won't turn.
>
> Depends. How much did you pay for it? These things are pretty simple and
> easy to work on yourself if you can find the appropriate parts, but you may
> not even need any parts. When I bought mine it was in the same condition
> and a good cleaning and lubrication fixed it right up. There are several
> good sites on the web that can tell you how. Check the belt. Disconnect
> the belt and see if the motor turns without a load on it. Check the rubber
> wheel for out-of-round. You do know about the sub-platter, right? some
> people think the platter's not turning just because they haven't lowered the
> top platter.
>
> Feel free to e-mail me with any questions. I've been through mine pretty
> extensively.
>
> Bill Balmer


thanks bill!
i paid 50 bucks so i have a little room to put more into it.
what are the websites you speak of?
i think i might try to clean it up myself unless i get some
recommendations for a good service tech here in los angeles.
i'll email you with more questions!
thanks again,
-shrimp

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'...performance near a Rega P2...' You're kidding, right? The Ortofon arm
may be a limitation in this case, but a working TD124 is a much better
sounding deck than a cheap Rega. The P7 or 9 might be a different story. I
own a '124 and a Roksan Xerxes too. Although the Thorens is still in the
rather poor plinth it came with, the Xerxes certainly doesn't get it all
it's own way. I had a friend's Rega Planar 3 over to fit a new cartridge
recently and played that alongside the '124 as a matter of fact. No contest
all. Admittedly the latest 'P' series decks do have better bass- I always
thought that letting the motor waggle about on the Planars was a mistake-
but they don't sound that much better overall. You weren't thinking of a
TD110 or '115 were you? Those weren't that great...
John.
"Uptown Audio" <uptownaudio@rev.net> wrote in message
news:cjmrh70agd@news4.newsguy.com...
> Have you checked to see if the drive belt is intact? If the motor
> turns, even with a bit of a twist to get it started, it is servicable.
> Basically the best that you can hope for is performance near that of a
> Rega P2 table, which sells for $495, so that is your "way too much $"
> point as the Rega is not only great sounding and nearly bullet-proof,
> but will have a 3 year warranty. I don't know who in your area is best
> suited to help, but someone here will know.
> -Bill
> www.uptownaudio.com
> Roanoke VA
> (540) 343-1250
>
> "Shrimp" <nutpowder@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:cji86n0akb@news3.newsguy.com...
> > I just purchased Thorens TD-124 and it needs a little help.
> > I have two questions for this superlative group:
> >
> > 1. What would be the most I should spend to get this beast up and
> > running? In other words at what dollar amount should I just buy a
> new
> > one instead of fixing this one. It is cosmeticlly great and seems to
> > be all original and intact with, I think, an Ortofon ESL Tonearm.
> The
> > light goes on but the platter won't turn.
> >
> > 2. Does anybody know a good service technician for the TD-124 in the
> > Los Angeles area? This is perhaps the more important question of the
> > two!
> >
> > Many Thanks!
> > -Shrimp
>