Thorens owners group

[Tucker99]

Needed one a few years ago and couldn’t find a vendor that had one, USA or in Europe…Seem to recall that one Swiss company had one listed for several hundred dollars but didn’t have available, so on advice from another vendor, asked Ray at Classic Turntable Company (CTC) if he had one or possibly locate one.

He had a used one for me in a couple of days, and the price was fantastic….of course CTC doesn’t advertise any parts for the TD124 so you’ll have to ask, and maybe my experience was a fluke but it saved my TD124

Good luck with your search,
Andy

I have had many Throens tables TD125, 126, 145,150,160 and 165...and still have 5 excluding this new addition.

With the 124 I don't understand much operationally yet including what the ribbon band does on how it must function...but wonderin, I have the old band and it has a clean break, might a bit of stell banding be used to patch the ribbon? A metals shop could do that if a small patch would not impair the functioning of the part one installed.

Thoughts?

 

[adnick]

I have had many Throens tables TD125, 126, 145,150,160 and 165...and still have 5 excluding this new addition.

With the 124 I don't understand much operationally yet including what the ribbon band does on how it must function...but wonderin, I have the old band and it has a clean break, might a bit of stell banding be used to patch the ribbon? A metals shop could do that if a small patch would not impair the functioning of the part one installed.

Thoughts?

The band is actually a very precise instrument, and without one for guidance it might be difficult but who knows that might be the way to go….somewhere here there’s a thread on my TD 124 rebuild that has some details about replacing the speed control band, it might help give you some insight

 

[bigred292]

Relatively new guy here who is new to Thorens- picked this one up at an estate sale
I originally bought a Marantz 5025b tape deck and a Technics TT but I passed over the Thorens due to not knowing anything about them
Drove away but pulled over and did quick search which said they were good TTs
Drove right back and picked it up- luckily it was still there
It does power up and spin but I want to have it gone through
Can anyone offer some insight as to what I have? It's in very nice shape , cover is very nice, no damage at all to plinth
Think I'm in love

 

[Copanel]

Relatively new guy here who is new to Thorens- picked this one up at an estate sale
I originally bought a Marantz 5025b tape deck and a Technics TT but I passed over the Thorens due to not knowing anything about them
Drove away but pulled over and did quick search which said they were good TTs
Drove right back and picked it up- luckily it was still there
It does power up and spin but I want to have it gone through
Can anyone offer some insight as to what I have? It's in very nice shape , cover is very nice, no damage at all to plinth
Think I'm in love

Congratulations on your purchase, which Thorens model did you find?

 

[bigred292]

Congratulations on your purchase, which Thorens model did you find?

 

[bigred292]

Sorry but pics aren't uploading for some reason. It's a TD 160 MK 2
It's in great shape- it has brushed metal plinth- looks like stainless.
Cover is in fantastic shape. Original manual, warranty card

 

[Grady Cain]

Sorry but pics aren't uploading for some reason. It's a TD 160 MK 2
It's in great shape- it has brushed metal plinth- looks like stainless.
Cover is in fantastic shape. Original manual, warranty card

That's a great pick for your first Thorens. Easy to work on and a very reliable, good sounding 'table.

Have you got it fired up yet?

 

[Copanel]

Thorens td-160 is a very good turntable, the first thing to do is check if the platter shaft has oil. I would clean the shaft and the bushing housing and put new oil. I would also lubricate the motor shaft, two drops of oil are enough for the motor.

 

[bigred292]

Thanks- I'll have to watch some videos on what to do. I must say that electronics is definitely not my strength
I have powered it up- it does spin freely but I'm hesitant to hook it up and try it out.

 

[Copanel]

Lubrication has nothing to do with electronics, watching some td160 maintenance videos helps a lot, however I recommend getting the service manual, I think you can download one.

 

[bigred292]

Lubrication has nothing to do with electronics, watching some td160 maintenance videos helps a lot, however I recommend getting the service manual, I think you can download one.

Thanks
I will look for service manual

 

[Trance67]

Hello. I recently purchased a TD 160C and wanted to clean/oil the spindle bearing. When I tried pulling the inner platter I noticed there was a metal bracket under it so I stood the table on it’s side and removed the bottom. That gave me access to the screw holding the bracket in place so I removed it. After that I gently set the table back down and a small piece of metal fell out. I don’t know what it is or where it came from but I heard it hit the table once I set the turntable down. Is this just a piece of solder or something from manufacturing? I read a lot of info on this turntable after I purchased it and remember someone saying something about being careful not to lose some part of the anti-skate when putting the table on its side because it could fall out. I’m probably just being paranoid but wanted to ask if anyone knows what this piece of metal is or where it may have come from. Thanks

 

[tnsilver]

Treat it like it's a piece of dirt. It looks like a solder blob from one of the contacts (albeit too symmetrical for that) so look out for broken loose leads but otherwise it got nothing to do with the TT.

 

[loudnoises]

I'll second the possible solder blob, and that it's not part of the table.

 

[elcoholic]

Thirdsies here, but that pillowed triangle shape can’t be random or can it?

 

[Trance67]

Thanks for taking a look and giving your opinions. The only thing I thought it could be other than solder was something from the anti-skate. I've searched and can't find where I read it but someone said there was a piece of metal that could fall out of the anti-skate while turning the table over to work on it. I would think if there is a piece of the anti-skate that could fall out it wouldn't look like this.

 

[tnsilver]

There's nothing in the TP-16 Mk-I (and on) tonearm magnetic anti-skate mechanism that can fall out even if flipped, shaken or stirred. The successor TP-11 tonearm and its weight on string anti-skate apparatus may shed the weight if flipped - but that's too obvious to consist any sort of a mystery part conundrum.

 

[Trance67]

Thank you very much.