Virtually all of the information has been gleaned from the book. Enter a word or two above and youll get back a bunch of portmanteaux created by jamming together words that are conceptually related to your inputs. Translation dictionary english dictionary french english english french spanish english english spanish. The thorens td124 has received a resurgence of interest as of late by both collectors and ultra. My first record player was an antique hmv 101 wind up gramophone. The story of the thorens td124 and other classic turntables, author. This is especially true of the thorens td124, a machine that was created with the same care and precision that makes a swiss watch what it is. Feedback from readers and the press the second edition of swiss precision has been a topic of conversation in the anglosaxon countries. Wire products and engineering june 2006 rvsaif 2409 piantside phone. Louis thevenaz, luc martin mayor of saintecroix, angelika and joachim bung, michel ruchat head of the. One of you recommended that i should study up on the history of the thorens td124 turntable by reading.
Hardware, ironmongery, cutlery and tools south africa. Companies hardware, ironmongery, cutlery and tools south. The author, joachim bung created a masterpiece in that first edition. Swiss precision the story of thorens td 124 audiogon. No, it is also a book for the younger generations, for those who have some interest in technique, in mechanics and the history of the front end. Swiss precision the story of the thorens td 124 and other classic turntables by joachim bung. To maintain integrity, this publication did not go into any more detail on the swiss belt and idler wheel driven. Swiss precision by joachim bung, book on tts grant99. The story of the thorens td 124 and other classic turntables by joachim bung. Now there are four hoods by ferruccio in switzerland.
If you have a td124 you owe it to yourself to get a copy of this book. The story of the thorens td 124 and other classic turntables. After a successful first german edition on hifi turntables by the swiss brand thorens, which concentrated on the td 124 model, a revised and strongly expanded second edition of swiss precision is available. Pb swiss tools insider 1 features an ergonomic handle with integrated bit magazine, a strong magnetic bit holder, and eight 14 precisionbits. Isbn 9783000211621 the td4 was a cheaper version of the td124, costing half the price of the 124 and came fitted with the bl 104 armcartridge assembly. The nomos lenco l 75 modification positive feedback. There is an outofprint overview of thorens written by gerhard weichler in german and english about the music boxes. Series espana series rus series portugal series france series inoxcel 70 series afr series assemble series dutch basic series bel series nordic series din. Review of joachim bungs swiss precision soundfountain. Spi swiss precision instruments 588152 economy mill stop. In order to be able to sell kits using classd technology, hypex licensed the most promising classd technology to date. Dankzij het handvat heb je het traditionele gevoel tijdens het kammen en is daardoor makkelijk en comfortabel te gebruiken. Swiss precision is a book to spend hours and hours reading and looking at the telling images. Joachim bung has just published a magnificent book telling the full story of the td124.
On facebook there are own fan groups to td124, even a book of its own joachim bung, swiss precision is dedicated to the model. Presentation of the german edition of swiss precision on october 31, 2005 in saintecroix upper row from left. Schweizer prazision the thorens td124 bible time to brush up on your german. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. Ps must mention joachim bung s swiss precision book, which also turned up recently and is a truly beautiful thing covering all things td124 along with its historical backdrop of lenco, garrard, thorens, ortofon, sme, shure etc, all of which are covered in some detail. By decreasing the distance to the backwall you will improve the frequencies of the midband which follow the low frequencies. A tribute to thorens finest turntables italian version product. Thorens factory in saintecroix swiss precision is a stimulating mix of information and entertainment where humour is apparent throughout the stories after all, the work captures the typical spirit of the 1950s and 1960s. The second edition with 290 pages in english is in full colour laid out on art paper. Hardcover, 288 pages, fourcolor, isbn 9783000211621. Swiss precision the story of the thorens td 124 and other classic. One of you recommended that i should study up on the history of the thorens td124 turntable by reading joachim bung s excellent book swiss precision, which incidentally just arrived.
Record care for a long life of your vynil lp record collection. Companies hardware, ironmongery, cutlery and tools south africa page7. The new 2019 comprehensive edition two volumes in slipcase. Annotated section view detail of the td124 platter and bearing system notes on the td 124 a practical guide. Lenco l 75 or thorens td 150 ii that was the question that i asked myself in 1969 when i had to buy a new turntable. The hood an acrylic dustcover for the td124 available now. However, in more coarsely quantized systems with, say, 1024values of m, the rom technique fig. Two volumes in slipcase since the publication of swiss precision in 2008 which was welcomed by many collectors and hifi aficionados, joachim bung, the author of this important book, has been working nearly ten years to research. Simone fuchs daughter of td 124 designer louis thevenaz, luc martin mayor of saintecroix, angelika and joachim bung, michel ruchat head of the tourist bureau lower row. It is quite clear that joachim is a huge fan of the thorens td 124. Full text of the daily telegraph, 1985, uk, english. Joachim bung has done a tremendous work with his book.
Todays engineering, precision and current thinking mated with tonearms from the golden age of analog and turntables from the past. It didnt take very long to get here and joachim is very nice and very quick to respond to emails. Port manteaux churns out silly new words when you feed it an idea or two. The fascination of a living legend and swiss precision by joachim bung, whose.
The humour of homer and other essays, by samuel butler the project gutenberg ebook, the humour of homer and other essays, by samuel butler, edited by r. Presentation of the german edition of swiss precision on. Swiss precision by joachim bung is just available for order. Thorens td124ii restoration upgrade pink fish media. Pb swiss tools insider 1 universal 14 bit holder with 10. I have been buying for years now, looks like a book when put in the shelf. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. After that, the production was moved to the place that many vinylloving audiophiles think of when contemplating this mostreputable brand. Use this wenge color book case in the living room as a decorative display. And how come that some people are complaining about a hole in the middle of the sound stage and blame the recording engineers of.
Needless to say, i was more than pleased with all its informative content. Well worth the price and i hope sales are high, so joachim bung may find the time to spend in england to document the garrards. Swiss precision the story of the thorens 124 turntable for owners of the thorens 124 turntable as well as those who are merely interested in the model, i cannot recommend the book swiss precision by joachim bung isbn 9783000211621 highly enough. How i found my way to swiss precision joachim bung. Swiss precision the story of the thorens td 124 and other. My grandfather hugo bung 18841967 was the managing director and partner of a watch factory in st. The thorens td124 has received a resurgence of interest as of late by both collectors and ultrafi modifiers. Georgen in the black forest, the centre of the german phono industry. I bought it for the deep information for my td124 restoration project. The long playing record guide classical 1955 by warren. Published weekly by steel business briefing, the steel industrys quality news service arcelormittals proposal to double output at its temirtau steelworks in kazakhstan involves greenfield expansion and modernisation of existing facilities.
The clear plastic jig is provided to set mounting distance of the stylus in combination with the plastic shim pads shown and thus vta, azimuth, and overhang. From there it was a simple matter of removing the armature, cleaning its shaft and the upper and lower bearings with several more swabs, soaking. The mechanism of the my automatic old dual 1015 turntable completely fell apart after only a few months. Swiss precision thorens td124 joachim bung 2 books in. The thorens td124 is one of the absolute musthaves in the vintage retro hifi scene. Swiss precision the story of the thorens 124 turntable. After a successful first german edition on hifi turntables by the swiss brand thorens, which concentrated on the td 124 model, a revised and strongly expanded second edition of swiss precision is available from middecember. Published weekly by steel business briefing the steel quality. Ive started reading swiss precision while im working through the kidney stone blues and it is a wonderful read. Today it is only available on ebay for prices between 2,000 and 3,000 euros. The story of the thorens td 124 and other classic turntables book by j. The story of the thorens td124 and other classic turntables.
The 4 spacious shelves provide ample storage with room for nearly 100 paper backs. The only info i have on him, apart from customer testimony is from the book swiss precision by joachim bung. Believe the hypex, classd diy amplifier ucd, universal classd. This technology was developed and patented for philips by the cerebrally adept belgian engineer bruno putzeys. Pubblicazione settimanale di steel business briefing. It has begun a feasibility study, in consultation with the kazakh government, into. Saintecroix, nestled in the jura hills near the french border, is where all thorens turntables were manufactured up to the mid1960s. I cannot recommend the book swiss precision by joachim bung. It is not just a book for the old buffs who witnessed the lp era in the nineteen sixties and seventies. Welcome to my swiss precision website joachim bung. Pubblicazione settimanale di steel business briefing, servizio d informazione per l industria dell acciaio steel business briefing, servizio d informazione. Preparing swiss precicion offered a unique opportunity to enlarge the scope of the book and pay a lot of attention to the timeframe the td 124 was born, developped and manufactured in. I enjoyed frequent visits to my grandparents house villa bung. Swiss precision the story of the thorens td 124 and other classic turntables, by joachim bung.
Then i switched to a second hand twospeed 33 and 78 rpm philips belt drive. Swiss precision there is an outofprint overview of thorens written by gerhard weichler in german and english about the music boxes, gramophones, turntables and other products that were produced for over 100 years. As the artistic director and record producer of the male vocal ensemble cantus whose last seven cds have been engineered by stereophile editor john atkin son, i feel the simultaneous need to create spontaneous and passionate concerts and recordings as well as noteperfect perfor mances and. Review of joachim bung s swiss precision the legendary td124 is still spinning. Welcome to my swiss precision website thorens in switzerland. It takes an english sentence and breaks it into words to determine if it is a phrase or a clause. Since the publication of swiss precision in 2008 which was welcomed by many collectors and hifi aficionados, joachim bung, the author of this important book, has been working nearly ten years to research, write and finally publish the most comprehensive books ever written about the. As a collectors item, the elaborately produced, sealed book is equipped with hardcover and thread stitching. Thorens td160 head shell kit as used on the mk i tp16 arm equipped with tp60 plugin magnesium headshell. In the book he is said to be located in ludlow, west of birmingham, uk. Streatfeild this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Perhaps he is best known for his maxplank plinths for vintage idlers from garrard and thorens.
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