WOODSONG AUDIO THORENS TD 124 COCOBOLO/ PANZERHOLZ CLD PLINTHusedWOODSONG AUDIO THORENS TD 124  COCOBOLO/ PANZERHOLZ CLD PLINTH WITH PANZERHOLZ/ BASSWOOD ARMBOARDThe photos in this listing are for reference only, the plinth in this listing will be built in your choice of the raw Cocobolo shown in one of the photos. This listing is for a plinth only, foote...2800.00

WOODSONG AUDIO THORENS TD 124 COCOBOLO/ PANZERHOLZ CLD PLINTH WITH PANZERHOLZ/ BASSWOOD ARMBOARD

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Ships fromSandpoint, ID, 83864
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensions25.0" × 21.0" × 10.0" (40.0 lbs.)
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The photos in this listing are for reference only, the plinth in this listing will be built in your choice of the raw Cocobolo shown in one of the photos. This listing is for a plinth only, footers, and an armboard. The TD124 shown, is not included.

A properly setup TD124 can sit comfortably among the best of turntables. Part of a finely tuned TD124 setup is having the deck set into a high quality plinth. If you are looking for a plinth for your Thorens TD124, you will be very pleased with a Woodsong TD124 plinth.

Cocobolo is a true South American Rosewood, Dalbergia Retusa by Latin name. It is one of my favorite woods, and is almost 'otherworldly' pretty. It consistently turns heads from across the room. Cocobolo has become very difficult to get in the past year, and will only continue to become even more unobtainable as time passes.

The photo of the Cocobolo 'flitches' leaned against the door, these are the raw, exact, different options for the TD-124 plinth in this listing. Finding Cocobolo of this quality in pieces large enough to cover a plinth in one sweep,is very, very rare. This is exceptional Cocobolo. This is mostly all Quartersawn Cocobolo that was set aside for guitar makers. For scale, that door that the Cocobolo is leaned against is 4'wide. The 3rd stack of flitches from the left shows what looks to be a whitish or lighter color. This is actually what is called 'Butterfly Wing' figure in Cocobolo, and that is how it sands. When it is finished, it is amazing!!! It is the somewhat equivalent of 'curly' or 'figured' Cocobolo. It is a tiny 'curl' figure.

This Cocobolo is cut 'in-house' to about 2.2 mm, and surfaced down to about 1.8mm, before being carefully bent around the plinth on a bending iron in the exact manner as guitar sides are bent. This solid Cocobolo is then vacuum pressed onto the plinth core with specialized adhesives for a stable and life long bond.

Construction of this plinth includes premium Baltic Birch plywood, German Panzerholz, and man made slate ( which is used specifically for its sonic qualities, and also that it provides a very nicely finished underside of the plinth) It is layered in a true CLD configuration.

One armboard is included, constructed mostly of Basswood, with a thin layer of Panzerholz, and topped with a thin layer of Cocobolo to match the plinth, or in your choice of material. After 9 years of listening to TD-124s, this has proven to be my favorite armboard design yet. As the armboard mounts directly to the metal chassis of the TD124, using a solid hardwood armboard, or other material such as slate, is not an ideal match. A material which is rigid with good energy transmission, yet non-resonant, is best for the 124 armboard. Basswood and Panzerholz are an ideal combination. Basswood is soft, and acts somewhat as a filter in reducing further any remaining mechanical noise which is intrinsic to the idler drive tables, yet providing enough stability to support a top level tonearm/ cartridge setup. Side by side listening tests between solid hardwood armboards, and the Basswood/panzerholz CLD armboard with a thin hardwood veneer immediately reval the weakness of armboards made only from solid hardwood, or other materials with very high energy transfer or highly resonant qualities. Thorens recommends a 'lossy', non resonant material, such as the original low density armboards.

Included in the price are 4 Track Audio isolation devices. If you prefer, Stillpoints Ultra SS footers, or Stillpoints Ultra 5 footers are also an option. Contact me for more prices with Stillpoints.

The Woodsong signature finish is oil over polished wood. This finish, in my opinion and the opinion of many artist woodworkers the world over, is the most beautiful finish for wood. I personally finish every one of my plinths, and have over 25 years of professional finishing experience.

Some other plinth builders 'veneer' their plinths in thick, solid hardwood, calling it a 'plank wrap', rejecting very well established woodworking methods which have been developed over millennia by woodworkers, for building pieces with wood that will last for decades or more.

A quick 'google' search of 'maximum safe thickness of veneer' will give some idea of the general consensus among experienced woodworkers, and that it is commonly known to not be a good idea to 'veneer' with solid wood which is more than 3/16" thick. The technique of veneering is basically to bond a face 'veneer' to a substrate, which is done for various reasons, mainly aesthetic. The term 'Veneer' can apply to stone, wood, tile, metal, or numerous other materials. Veneer is a technique. In plinth building, it allows a CLD structure, which is designed for it's sonic qualities, to be finished in something that is aesthetically pleasing. Bonding a 1" thick, or similar layer of hardwood over a CLD core is technically, veneering. While there is not a huge body of shared information on the maximum 'safe thickness of veneers' there is a consensus, and the overwhelming consensus is that it is around 1/8" - 3/16", or about 2.5mm maximum. Google it.

For the most part, 'veneer', as spoken in the wood industry is commonly understood as being commercially supplied veneer which is almost always supplied at 1/42" thick. To a lesser degree, and mainly among the more skilled woodworkers who cut and surface their own veneers.

I recently made a phone call to one of the staff at the world reknowned 'College of the Redwoods' school of woodworking which was founded by the late, true master woodworker, James Krenov. I described the exact application to give some reference for the following question, then ask what they teach as being the maximum safe thickness for a wood veneer. With zero hesitation he answered " About 3/16". Period. This is exactly what I was taught many years ago..

I never use commercially supplied, 1/42" paper thin veneer, as is used by other plinth makers when they wrap veneer around round corners. I always use my own shop cut, solid wood which is surfaced down to about 1.8mm.

Contact me through my website if you would like to see high resolution photos. The photos in this listing do not do justice to the detail and true beauty of this plinth.

Many examples of my work can be found on the Woodsong Flickr photo hosting site, or on my website. I have been making top quality plinths for the Linn Sondek LP12, the Garrard 301, and 401, and the Thorens TD124, for 9 years now, constantly refining techniques, and striving for perfection. I am confident that you will not find a better plinth anywhere.

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