Just rescued a Forsell Air Reference Turntable

[everglades]

Just rescued a TT from a basement. Looks like and interesting project as it has tons of pieces including controllers, pumps, reservoir tanks etc. It all appears to be there but will require some effort to clean it up and figure it all out. If anyone is interested in seen the progress let me know and ill start posting.

Here's a preview.

 

[Wes_in_VA]

Give us all the details about how you came across it! Nice find!

 

[jhildred]

I'd definitely be interested in seeing you bring it back to life . . . looks like there's a bunch of 'learning experiences' to get there but it's certainly too good to leave to rot.

 

[MacNoob]

Cool. Never saw one of those. Looks complicated....

 

[Bluboxer]

That is a serious TT. Please share your progress.


Alan

 

[rread13]

Absolutely would like to see the restoration progress. Looks like a linear tracker air bearing system. Take your time and good luck!

Rick

 

[MRL_Audio]

Very cool...

 

[theophile]

Amazing find. Doesn't look like it is in obviously mistreated condition either. Though further investigation will determine that or not. I hope that it is an easy road for you.

 

[Mister Pig]

A very awesome table. You are going to have a ton of fun with it. Congratulations!

Regards
Mister Pig

 

[reydelaplaya]

Welcome to the forum.

Neat looking table. As a housewarming gift, here's the link to the vinylengine page about your new TT.

http://www.vinylengine.com/library/forsell/air-reference.shtml

Make a free account and download the manual. Don't forget to post more pix!

- rey

 

[Grbluen]

Subscribed!!!

 

[Barncats]

Is this the Swedish table that uses dental floss for the drive belt? I know one of the super-high-end tables did, and I always wondered how one got the length/diameter correct. And what about the knot in the floss?

 

[illini]

Awesome find.

 

[bob06]

Differently a Cool Table. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

 

[iLUVanalog]

Whoever left this table to die like that....well, you don't want to know what I'm thinking should happen to that person.

 

[reydelaplaya]

The more I read about this table, the more I'm compelled to try to convince the OP that this table is highly toxic junk and should be very carefully packed and overnighted to me for 'proper disposal'.

This thing looks awesome!

 

[theophile]

Whoever left this table to die like that....well, you don't want to know what I'm thinking should happen to that person.

Think of it this way. They had it. They failed to appreciate it. They no longer have it.

That is punishment in itself. Even if they cannot see it.

 

[reydelaplaya]

Whoever left this table to die like that...

... may have met the same fate.

We have to consider that maybe a fellow audio-buff may no longer be with us.

At least it sounds like it's in good hands now. Hope to see it gets restored and running.

 

[fiddlefye]

Serious machine, that is. I hope the rescue goes smoothly.

 

[everglades]

Thanks to all for your encouragement. It's my understanding it came from the estate of a fellow collector in my area NY/NJ. Although it's certainly dirty, it looks like all the necessary pieces are there. Before taking it apart I connected one of the pumps and the platter rose slightly and spun for what seemed to be hours with a slight flick of the wrist.

It is now fully disassembled and I'm polishing all the acrylic pieces with it a mild 2 step plastic polish. Quite tedious but it's looking almost new. The thing is super heavy, probably close to 100lbs all in.