Linn LP12 turntable

Linn's founder, Ivor Tiefenbrun, is above all an engineer who believes in measuring what caused changes. He figured that if a turntable could be assembled with a screwdriver, it could be repaired with one. It could also be upgraded.  By having each unit assembled and signed by an individual, it could be returned to that individual for repairs.  This became a learning process feeding into engineered improvements.

There's a fascinating read here A Wee Dram of Scotch: Linn Products' Ivor Tiefenbrun | Stereophile.com

gordon

Buckminster Fuller

Typing from memory…. I stand corrected !

l have been listening to Elton John’s (self titled) album recently that features Paul Buckmaster, the composer and instrumentalist. Ha!

Now that’s a great recording on LP and SACD.

lewm ref. rajugsw

l sound better than l look !

And could do with an upgrade !

@Richardbrand - having serviced many Linn LP 12's, I never came across a case of a turntable being returned to the factory. Anyway, to be fair to the LP12, the only things that ever breaks in them is the electronics and, very very rarely, the motor. The "we don't use a production line" (from the 1994 interview) is just spin. Linn's production volumes and the simplicity of the TT assembly process wouldn't have justified a production line. Working from memory, there are about 20 fastenings in total - screws nuts and bolts  required to assemble an 1990's-era LP12. I don't service them any more but I don't see radical changes to the basic structure of the TT in that regard,

What can break in any turntable that hasn’t been defenestrated by an angry owner? Only the motor and any related electronics to control the motor. Basically they are all very simple devices.