Anyone recognise this ?

**Arfa Daily** · October 31st 12, 05:08 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

Hi all

Anyone recognise this tonearm ? A friend picked up a Thorens deck, and this
was with it in a shoebox. No markings on it that I can see, and not one that
I recognise or even remember seeing before.

http://i46.tinypic.com/25oymw4.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/20ifgom.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ekkm5z.jpg

Ta

Arfa

**RJH[_2_]** · October 31st 12, 07:30 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

On 31/10/2012 18:08, Arfa Daily wrote:
Hi all

Anyone recognise this tonearm ? A friend picked up a Thorens deck, and
this was with it in a shoebox. No markings on it that I can see, and not
one that I recognise or even remember seeing before.

http://i46.tinypic.com/25oymw4.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/20ifgom.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ekkm5z.jpg

Afraid not - but parts remind me of Dual arms. Perhaps suggesting
Germanish origin?

Been wrong before etc.

Rob

**Arfa Daily** · October 31st 12, 08:32 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

"RJH" wrote in message
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On 31/10/2012 18:08, Arfa Daily wrote:
Hi all

Anyone recognise this tonearm ? A friend picked up a Thorens deck, and
this was with it in a shoebox. No markings on it that I can see, and not
one that I recognise or even remember seeing before.

http://i46.tinypic.com/25oymw4.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/20ifgom.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ekkm5z.jpg

Afraid not - but parts remind me of Dual arms. Perhaps suggesting
Germanish origin?

Been wrong before etc.

Rob

It seems a rather more 'complex' arm than most of the Duals that I've seen,
but I'm no expert on phono decks and arms. I just mend the things when they
go wrong ... :-)

Arfa

**David B** · November 1st 12, 10:18 AM posted to uk.rec.audio

It's a Thorens TP16, possibly Mk IV.

http://www.vinylengine.com/library/thorens/tp16.shtml

**Arfa Daily** · November 1st 12, 09:41 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

"David B" wrote in message
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It's a Thorens TP16, possibly Mk IV.

http://www.vinylengine.com/library/thorens/tp16.shtml

Excellent ! Thanks David

Arfa

**Frank[_2_]** · November 4th 12, 06:14 AM posted to uk.rec.audio

Il 01/11/2012 12.18, David B ha scritto:
It's a Thorens TP16, possibly Mk IV.

http://www.vinylengine.com/library/thorens/tp16.shtml

Why not a MkI?

Frank

**David B** · November 5th 12, 02:37 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

"Frank" wrote in message
t...
Il 01/11/2012 12.18, David B ha scritto:
It's a Thorens TP16, possibly Mk IV.

http://www.vinylengine.com/library/thorens/tp16.shtml

Why not a MkI?

Frank

I think the counter weight is different on a Mk1, but I'm sure Arfa can
google from this point on....

D