The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Nice setup! Thanks for recommending me, Jccc, symatic and socialroots. :D Yes, I can machine precise holders/collets/shanks for a 329 diamond/ruby/sapphire. I generally make custom shanks, adapters and modify stylus mounts for heads that nobody sells stylii for anymore. Neumann MS-52H, Westrex 2B, e...

Sabine Agnew was interviewed for Women in Vinyl! Check it out here: https://womeninvinyl.com/2019/11/23/sabine-agnew-steldinger-co-founder-magnetic-fidelity-and-agnew-analog-reference-instruments/ She talks about cutting records, starting up a studio, manufacturing audio equipment and running record...

Thank you Mike (piaptk), I'll be looking forward to hanging out with you! One of these days i will make it out to Greece to hang in person! Maybe it will be good to organize something like a meet-up for the cutters in the area. This is a great idea! We would be happy to host such a meet-up in the st...

Thank you Flo and Andy. There are many "secrets" to it: 1) I was just saying it is a Caruso to confuse everyone. No, actually Flo's PR agency paid me to say that. In reality, I had a custom head made by Ferrari, with 12 drive coils and 4 carburetters! Cost me a million! :P Nah, just kidding... It wa...

Thank you Soulbear, Symatic, EposLab, Gus and Megamike, for your support and appreciative comments. I would also like to thank Steve Espinola and the other moderators for all their efforts in trying to maintain a decent standard of communication on this forum. As for the beef, we usually prefer the ...

Thank you so much for all your kind words, Symatic, Jccc and Eposlab! It has been a pleasure working with you guys!

Sabine makes the best handcrafted pizza I've ever eaten and also cuts some great sounding records, among many other technical tasks.

Thank you for your kind words, Symatic! It was a real pleasure having you here. 13.JPG More pics and details can be found on our blog: https://agnewanalog.com/blog/school-of-cut-learning-how-to-cut-records-at-agnew-analog.html To prevent any confusion, I should also point out that Magnetic Fidelity ...

DSC_9575.JPG We have made a batch of stylus tools for fitting, aligning and removing Transco 320/ Adamant NSH-2/ etc. disk recording stylii. DSC_9602.JPG More info here: https://agnewanalog.com/blog/the-stylish-stylus-tool.html And here: https://agnewanalog.com/type-6019-stylus-tool.html These are ...

Naxatras III was plated and pressed at Pallas in Germany. They did a great job in every respect. AV Mentor published a very detailed review, comparing the vinyl record and the tape version of the album: http://avmentor.net/features/2019/magnetic_fidelity_naxatras_iii_0.shtml "[...] The LP's cut and ...

well done! how did your pressed records come out? I'd be interested to hear if the sound quality is affected by coloured vinyl. In my experience it has affected the sound, but different colours yeild different results. Purple and Blue have both been noticably worse, so perhaps theres some issue wit...

magnetic_fidelity_naxatras_iii_0e.jpg My recording of Naxatras III won the Rocky Mountain International Hi-Fi Press Award 2019 in the "Best Audiophile Recording" category! rihpa-logo-large-2018.jpg The event was held in Denver last week. Both the LP and tape version were selected for the award! Thi...

Jesus - beautiful restoration! very meticulous and thorough. Jesus, Grooveguy, et al. - what sort of lubrication is recommended for the overhead? It seems like it would be wise to put something in the gears on either end of the feedscrew. The ROK manual says to use "Rek-O-Oil" on the Guide Bar and ...

"Revolutions Per Minute" is a new column in Copper Magazine, dedicated to all aspects of spinning analog audio carriers. The first piece, "The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of the Vinyl Record", appears in Issue #90, available here: https://www.psaudio.com/article/the-rise-fall-and-resurgence-of-the-v...

What lathe will it go on?

I can make a custom one.

How soon do you need it?

Up for sale is a lovely Neumann VMS70 disk mastering system . Sold as fully restored and functional. Can be delivered with Pitch13 installed, as an upgrade. Can come with a stereo cutter head, perhaps a Neumann SX74, or LaCallas, or any other head agreed upon. An Agnew Analog Reference Instruments T...

I just found 50 MyShank blanks that I still had hidden away in the lab, along with white inner sleeves and white printable label stickers.
I'm selling the entire lot for EUR 200, plus shipping.

Will ship internationally.

We are selling a fully restored, fully functional Presto 75A lathe, professionally converted to 230 VAC/50 Hz operation, at 33 1/3 and 45 (instead of 78) rpm: allLathe2.JPG capstan.JPG Also includes custom cutting amp, basic microscope, 10 polycarb 7" blanks, 10 MyShank 7" blanks, 1 sapphire embossi...

I can certainly supply a motor pulley and bracket. Here's some examples: https://agnewanalog.com/blog/2019/06/14/presto-75a-50-hz-33-1-3-and-45-rpm-conversion/ https://agnewanalog.com/blog/2019/06/07/rek-o-kut-model-v-repair-and-50-hz-conversion/ Regarding the platter, making one would most likely b...

I may have one somewhere... I'll have to look.

But if not, I can certainly machine one for you.

I don't need the original part.

Many thanks for your kind words, Pepperman! Encouragement is always greatly appreciated, it keeps the motivation going!