Two of my Swedish friends - Bernt Jannson and Peter S. - made me a visit. Here is the result, taken from the Swedish newsgroup HifiForum.nu. I've translated the remarks into English.

The original pages can be found here:
http://www2.hififorum.nu/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39463&whichpage=2
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  11:51:16  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
When you realize that you don't know everything you have come far!

Now we god on with out visit in Denmark ...

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  11:54:38  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
A liltle vinyl?
 



 

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  11:57:37  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Anyone who knows where we are? This player har been shown before on this forum.

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  11:59:33  Show Profile  Email Poster Send Peter S a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Just for your information - this modest piece of eqipment weighs in at 60 kg.

En specialist är en som lär sig mer och mer om mindra och mindra tills han till sist vet nästan allt om nästan ingenting.

Storm Petersen

Edited by - Peter S on 2005/05/05 12:03:57
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:03:26  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Another wiew:

 

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:14:49  Show Profile  Email Poster Send zed51 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Verdier?
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Has anyone calculated this players BMI?
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:18:31  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No, not a Verdier...

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:20:11  Show Profile  Email Poster Send zed51 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
OK, but then something Frensh? Any association with Hiraga&co?
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A picture of the arm:
 
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:43:45  Show Profile  Email Poster Send Peter S a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Danish Design
 
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:44:20  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No French it is'nt, but very local Danish manufacturing...
But the associations are there, just as you pointed them out Dimitri.

I've lost my notes, but the arm is a 12" SME. The cartridge is an old Ortofon SPU, which many still regards as one of the best. Anyone who knows the model, please let me know.
 
 
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:51:20  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Wolfgang's Homepage Send Wolfgang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
What kind of function has the roll of thread seen at the tone arm base?
 
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I know, I know!
It's to make a new thread. I have the same one for my Scheu.
 
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:57:34  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Oh, I just found my notes. The cartridge is an Ortofon SPU Gold.  This signal from this goes through a MC step up transformer from Lundahl.

And the thread. I assume it is to make more threads to drive the big platter.
 
 
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  12:59:57  Show Profile  Email Poster Send eliot a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ortofon SPU

http://www.phonophono.de/YOrtofon_SPU_GM1.php3?Kennung=
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:02:33  Show Profile  Email Poster Send zed51 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I think I remember that Jan has made something like this
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:07:24  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
OK, who are we visting now?

A picture to give you a clue. The remote farthest away may give you some ideas about what will be coming:


This is really serious DIY...

 

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:22:29  Show Profile  Email Poster Send eliot a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Nice pictures of a fine deck

- Please tell something about the bearing and other parts 

Tangential tracking arm with an airbearing is never wrong 

If it sounds good, it is good!
Min anläggning.
 

Edited by - eliot on 2005/05/05 13:23:51
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Agrees with eliot.
Tell !
With regards to the arm I would gues it's Peter S if it was not for the Danish milk in the picture (He is Danish but lives in Sweden)
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:31:59  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The bearing I can show you:

MVH Bernt. OTL Rules!!!

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:38:27  Show Profile  Email Poster Send zed51 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hi Bernt
Did you get sirup in your PC?
D
Impressive metalwork. Something for Morten, he's going to do his own deck
 
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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:42:00  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bernt Jansson's Homepage Send Bernt Jansson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Sirup? No, I'm just waiting for someone to tell where we are ...

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Posted - 2005/05/05 :  13:48:17  Show Profile  Email Poster Send eliot a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Here you can find some more pictures of Jans tonearm as well as other stuff:
http://www.soundimage.dk/Analog.htm

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