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Gadfly - wow, you are a bit of a strange fellow. It's reassuring that you know what "we" need without knowing who we are, our systems, our musical knowledge/experience, our relationships with and/or knowledge of Jean, or our ability to evaluate information for ourselves. Perhaps you need to soak your own head in brine or some other substance in order to reduce the swelling.

Mario, when you say that your plinth "captures" the bearing, I can see that the bearing goes thru one layer of the plinth, but is it tightly fitted into a hole in that layer? IOW, is that how you capture the bearing? I would think that some sort of clamping mechanism might get a better grip on the bearing, so that one could tighten down on it mechanically. Did you consider that approach? Perhaps if the metal extenders on your arm pod were to penetrate all the way thru to the bearing and terminate in a clamp, that might do the trick, or one might devise wood-based adjustable clamps incorporated into a layer of the plinth. (Easy for me to say; I haven't built a plinth yet.) Beautiful execution of an interesting concept. I love the curves in the plinth from an artistic standpoint, and they may further reduce resonance characteristics, too.

I have seen the work of the Johnnantais and all I can say is that it looks third rate. Can't say how it sounds because he won't send me one ... he won't it to anyone to review.

I have a Thorens I am just finishing up and as rough as it is it 'looks' much better than most of the work from the Johnnantais.

I am just a vinyl lover like the rest of you. Johnnantais is the cat in the chicken coop.

If postings to this site are truly reviewed prior to being made available to the rest of us, it is surprising that posts such as the one above are permitted, since it, and others from this same individual, do nothing to further the aim of this discussion. Socrates was often referred to as a Gadfly, but his writings and teachings were enlightening and furthered a discourse that was much more important and fundamental than the present one. Yet, he met an untimely end as a result of his efforts. Perhaps this Gadfly could be persuaded to stifle himself or write something informative, at least.

For those interested in Mario's beautiful Interstate Lenco it might be interesting to know that his topplate is a cut down version of the special laser cut plate I designed. I am at the moment planning another series of these plates. If anybody is interested have a look here: http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1520

Peter