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Me too!

well it was random

same here!

it's an algorithm, it's far from random

just turn up the replay speed x2

So, you don't watch normal television shows? What's the difference?

same

Same here!😊

Absolute work of art with pride attached.

2x speed man 😎

You have no idea how much amazing craftmanship ended up scrapped thrown out as garbage because of some new fashion coming to the marked . we throw and use too much and not caring for what we have.

plywood ? hardly a high quality material.

Craftsmanship has nothing to do with quality of materials used but the quality of how the material is used.

@@vindicari plywood is often used as it is so stable, absolutely nothing wrong with quality plywood.

@@vindicari That’s Baltic Birch Plywood.. Highly dense. Void-free. Not ordinary marine plywood.

this man is a legend

Not a very skilled worker. An artist.

STFU, that was basic and the wood was CHEAP.

Its wicked art from start to finish. These are the videos that keeps you up all night 😂

The whole task is futile and a waste of time. Vinyl is objectively very inferior to digital

35:22 depends on type of plywood How many layers whats it made of How stable is it, hell B&Ws are made out of MDF its the perfect material it stable dence and flat. Dont judge somthing by the fact its plywood thats probably cabnit grade birch 15 layers 3/4" and cost about 150 usd a 5x8 sheet or something like that. Its hard and has no voids, this isnt your standard 60 bucks a sheet construction grade plywood Hell some of these can cost 200 bucks usd a sheet.

It's not ply because it's cheap, it's ply because it works the best for the task at hand.

The materials and the Ruby color are classic.

During the height of the post pandemic supply chain issues, we got birch plywood much cheaper than construction plywood.

Less prone to warping? Pressure treated?

omg ur profile pic yum.. hi to you and your HUSBAND!

@Kontruksi Aman & Selamat Official thats a nice skatepark.

It may be a thing of beauty but is the equivalent of creating a modern copy of a primitive car. Poin tless.

@@rogerphelps9939 bit like your comment :D

No, mate. Plywood, templates, wobbly "planes" (actually jointers), thin veneer and stain do not make a "masterpiece". 5 layers of French polish is craftsmanship, not "automotive clear coat". Not only are the skills being lost, but the ability to distinguish true ability from shortcuts also seems to be disappearing. If you think this is 13,000 pounds worth of product, then I doff my hat to you. Let it be said, though, that there should also be a product worthy of 26,000 out there to compete with it, probably fabricated by older hands. I do hope I'm right, because if not, then something truly special has been lost...

Exactly crappy turntable,

@@tasmedic Alright old man.

exactly the same...damm my skills...ill ask my father - lol

@@tasmedic Isn’t the arm and cartridge £10k on it’s own?

Fold the cd in half, place it into youre Mouth, then hold two needles , left and right between thumb and a finger, and stich them direkt to the 230V Powersource...

@notfiveopreheat oven to 200 c......

Didn't the Garrads use big idler wheels ? Eeeeek...what were they thinking?

Mom and Dad bought a Garrard turntable, and a Stromberg-Carlson tube amplifier in 1958-59, maybe. Good sounding unit for Frank Sinatra, Pete Fountain, Ella Fitzgerald records they liked to play. I took it to Auburn in 1970, to play The Who, Grand Funk, Mountain, and Creedence's John Fogarty. That setup was bulletproof.

I'm an average music enjoyer and I agree about the memories being brought back.

"audiophile" ??? What's so special about you ?

I’m half deaf and this thing is pretty sweet!

@@-First-Last You don't know because you've never met one obviously.

@@sirmalus5153 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You are not hearing the actual turntable playing a disc. “The music used was Blow the man down by the Midshipment glee club from the UKposts copyright free music library. this is not the original music being played in the clip; I had to edit in the above to avoid copyright infringement.”

It's not funny...it's annoying! 19th century technology....😖

I guess you realize it is the record not the player that causes the pops and clicks.

@@BUF-vr5cr 😣

@@BUF-vr5cr Of course I know that, but still funny to have such a high end piece stuck with low end pops anyway.

Totally agree. Beautiful woodwork, but man, that tonearm and table certainly matched the level of craftsmanship.

yeah plywood at that

that's cos stacking plywood and wrapping it in veneer is cheap, and whoever paid 13k for this is stupid...

HA! I was wondering why this was in my feed. It ticks a lot of boxes for my interest but you just made me realise who I was watching. This guy needs more subs.

Yes! You can get quite an amazing job with a paintbrush or especially a small foam roller. It leaves enough paint on for a decent cut and polish.

Would you make a video showing this technique? I'd love to see how that could be done with minimal equipment.

Interestingly, I began work at the same time in a piano restoration workshop. We used this method of polyester spraying shown in the video way back then. I know it quite well because as the new boy I did most of the sanding and polishing with red soap then the white :) Watching this brought back alot of memories.

I am an old-fashioned sort, but I used to do a fair amount of synthetic clear finishes when renovating houses, I also used to do some work on vintage gramophones, etc. for friends. There used to be a far greater selection of finishes available 40 years ago in Australia, one I used a fair bit but has been unavailable for a very long time was a "pulling" lacquer, this lacquer could be applied by spray or brush (if you were brave) and was then pulled flat using a pulling liquid and rubber - much like French polishing. The trouble with brushed finishes is the sanding required, which I usually do by hand. I use wet and dry up to 10,000 grade - worn if possible. In most cases little polishing is required after this and when required I use a friable material like Tripoli. I also have used and still use, other grades of rotten rock, various grades of pumice , talc, and plain flour depending on what I am polishing. On houses, poly and acrylic finishes are the way to go but I just don't like them on anything fine. To me, if you build them up, they just look plastic and when you don't, they look dull and uninteresting (they kill Australian Red Cedar, aka, Toona ciliata, Cedrela toona and Toona Australis). The same with the clear pouring epoxy resins, great for protection, but they don't really do it for me. Don't get me wrong, I have used clear epoxies for protection on high wear surfaces and heavy weathering surfaces, but I think they kill the grain. I repaired a croquet mallet by inletting, banded, heavily interlocked, River Red Gum into the corners of the mallet to replace the damaged wood, this intense, naturally very dark, beautiful red wood was killed dead by the epoxy - most disappointing, I should have used an oil finish but I didn't have the required 6 months. For me, I just like Tung nut oil and shellac, the Tung to bring the colour up (and seal the wood), I believe the modern phrase is to make it "pop" and the traditional French Polish finish. Yes, French polish can be damaged reasonably easily and does deteriorate if not looked after but it is so easy to repair and even refinish. AND, in my opinion is the best looking high gloss finish - bar none. Nothing beats looking deep into the grain from directly above while bringing down your fingers, you can never tell exactly when you are going to touch the surface. Beside, French polishing large flat surfaces is therapeutic, especially in the final spiriting off phase, just watching the rubber going over the work while the gloss comes up, mesmerizing, just don't let the rubber stick! I have put this at the end of my comment as few will bother to read to the end, so I won't get the usual flame stuff. Despite all the "just beautiful" comments, I just don't see the skill in this sprayed finish and I doubt I would like it in real life.

@@robertnicholson7733 I am a bit of a traditionalist myself but the modern age is reducing access to the materials once in abundance and the new chemicals have been designed to work well with modern materials. I blame minimalism and IKEA myself ;) But seriously, my comment was to reveal that the polyester spraying is hardly new. I worked in a piano restoration factory and people wanted their piano back yesterday and the firm needed to make a profit. That world is largely gone now except for the wealthy. I have a friend who is a leading expert on German Baroche furniture and he is fully trained (got his Masters ticket in Paris) in Antiques restoration. He makes a good living because there are plenty of customers in Germany with the wealth. Myself, I am just a dabbler nowadays. I have been into making things from reclaimed wood stock but even that is becoming scarce and expensive. Then you have to add the cost of making the wood usable. The real cost of recycling is unknown to most. Less old properties to demolish and the demolition guys were a great source of old wood for me :( But I embrace new materials although some of them I find difficult to become fond of. Thanks for your reply, I enjoyed reading it.

Some of the video is speeded up to avoid tedium 😆

As long as the glue is good the veneer usually tears clean. But yeah, I used to make furniture and trimming veneers is always a little scary.

It looked to be a very good tool. It also looked the most satisfying of the entire job to me.

I had a wobble when the owner unboxed the tone arm etc and just opened the wooden box and rested it on the plinth!

i thought the same thing when i saw it, it had to be done slowly by hand.

Don't worry guys! He IS a skilled professional.

I am completely ignorant but think maybe to use ratchet.

Hahaha had exactly same thought, with flat-head driver. . . .allen key

And he left out the $3-5000 for the turntable.

@@Josef_R I'm sure that's just the cost of the parts supplied by the customer and doesn't include whatever was charged for making the plinth.

If you use records they worn of everytime a needle goes over it.

Not forget...the price !😅

Give this man a ❤

This is so incredibly ugly. He is good. He did well. My respect. Mad skills. But now the wood looks like plastic imitating wood. I pity this piece of wood.

And friends is why cd is OUT.

It's just a bit of wood, not worth the money.

unbelievable? You are no craftsman, are you? This is basic work everyone could do with the right machinery and profession.

Well I appreciate your comment

I can build that turntable for only $1000 USD

The sound isn`t the only point, just like buying a Rolex isn`t because it`s so accurate..

Seriously....this dude is delusional. There isn’t a record player that exist that is worth that much. The technology has a limit. You can make the instrumentation more and more sensitive but all you will do is hear more and more flaws in the records themselves. There is a middle ground. If anything the speakers are where making a really high investment makes the most difference.

@@afrog2666 Rolex watches are not all that accurate. My 12 dollar Casio is way more accurate, accurate to 15 seconds + or - per month and has a 3 year battery.

@@carlcat I think that was A Frog’s point.

@@murph8411 OK

Yes, I’m sure you’re right. But how many folk think that far ahead nowadays ? I remember the 301 from the sixties. Rumble was always an issue. We used them with some pretty average Amp / Speaker set ups back then. I don’t recall it being quite as revered as it seems to be today.

Cause there are more different variations of "plastic" finish and they all have their pros and cons. Big benefit of modern materials - resistant to moisture changes and water-stains. Or lifetime - even cheap plastic, when treated the same as the oh so great natural finishes, will last just as long. Don't get me wrong - i do like my shellac finish for the parts i make, as well as good old lacquer and PU. They all have their place. But here - we are talking about a block of plywood with a thin sheet of veneer on top.....

This appears to be bespoke production using techniques mass production lines would be utilizing. Appearing beautiful - no doubt but the underlying principle of said mass production is low cost core with a expensive looking facade. I own a single piece modern table top stereo system with vacuum tubes housed in a timber body that looks identical to this ... I paid less than 1/20 this price (no vintage parts though). Thanks to this video I now know the process of making these beautiful things. However, nothing replaces real wood panels, natural grain and the art of buffing and polishing. I am under no illusion of the real value of my piece though, despite the fact the music that comes out of it is simply beautiful. And isn't that the real objective?

@@ABaumstumpf how many modern plastic finishes can we observer having lasted life times? The methods used in modern time require less Maintainance.. that why people use them. As to its finish lasting lifetimes.. that’s just speculation. Something that was invented five years ago hasn’t had 100 years of life on a product to prove it can with stand the test of time!

@@Maradnus "how many modern plastic finishes can we observer having lasted life times?" Millions? More? How many french-polish tops have we seen ruined cause of a tiny bit of liquid?

Craftsman.

It has nothing to do with art. It's just skilled crafmanship. Art needs something more than to build a plinth after a simple plan and finish it nicely.

@@SardarTariqMahmood SPAM

@@andrewwood640 um, what just happened.

@@SardarTariqMahmood SPAM

not really, just having to right tools!

Did it sound any better

@@jhareng Does it sound better than what?

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@@wayneessar7489 what do you think or need to ask.Shame common sense is a thing of the past

@@jhareng I asked because I was unsure if the rosewood model was new to him or did he have the same table but in a different material. I should have asked the question better. So...which was it, as you seem to have this knowledge?

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Plywood is crap filler with a thin veneer of good LOOKING wood. Thin layers of solid wood is much better and costs nothing compared to the outrageous end price.

@@icebeard9473 there are different qualities of plywood, just remembering. Anyway you pay the price for the quality.

@@icebeard9473 and there are 10k on equipments... Not a real profitable job after all.

Though if you want real fun, you don't make it out of something crappy like Birch plywood, you make it from Panzerholz. A "densified laminated wood".. Apparently it has insanely good dampening properties and is used in audiophile speakers..

@@ElectraFlarefire it's still layers of wood and epoxy.