Thorens 124...Tips on shipping...HELP
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#1 remove the platter and wrap in bubblewrap/cardboard #2 remove the tonearm counterweight and wrap in bubblewrap. #3 Install transit screws if it applies #4 secure tonearm to tonearm rest with plastic tie or blue painters tape. #5 remove hinges from dustcover and try to pack dustcover seperated from the turntable. If cartridge on the headshell amake sure its protected by the stylus guard. Pack in box useing styrafoam as a shell all the way around the turntable and dustcover, layer the turntable in bubble wrap, use a box of sufficent size to allow for all the packing material and styrafoam floor between the dustcover and turntable. There should be absolutely no movement of contents if packaged correctly. Foam peants are a NO NO.
12ax7
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When the 124 MKIs were originally shipped, they were shipped with that 11 pound wrecking ball in place. They used an 8mm thick cardboard ring under the inner platter to both lift the spindle off of the thrust bearing and to stabilize the platter horizontally.
With that ring in place I'd strap the inner platter in place and feel confident. Without that ring I'd ship the platter in a separate box filled with minimally expanding spray foam. It's not a good idea to separate the spindle from the platter (royal pain to realign). Of course the outer platter should be well protected also. If it's even slightly deformed the clutch won't operate properly.
I don't know if you're getting a plinth, dust cover or tonearm with your 124 so I won't address those.
With that ring in place I'd strap the inner platter in place and feel confident. Without that ring I'd ship the platter in a separate box filled with minimally expanding spray foam. It's not a good idea to separate the spindle from the platter (royal pain to realign). Of course the outer platter should be well protected also. If it's even slightly deformed the clutch won't operate properly.
I don't know if you're getting a plinth, dust cover or tonearm with your 124 so I won't address those.
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