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Re: I Adopted a Beogram 4002

Keiko5 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:42:48 GMT

Here is the BG 4002 on the slide out shelf below the BG 4004. The stereo is set up in our family room (hence the Nintendo systems, DVD player etc.) but these pieces add a touch of style. The shelf is mainly a convenient place to store the 4002 since I can't have both turntables hooked up at the same time.

Re: I Adopted a Beogram 4002

Søren Mexico — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:52:30 GMT

valve1:

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tournedos:
seeing the ladies string up the dial cords
Does Beovirus cover this behaviour........:-)) ?

Being very interested in Dials, dial cords and strings is a typical Beovirus symptom.

Re: I Adopted a Beogram 4002

superdario — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:30:30 GMT

Congratulations to this iconic turntable! Did you know the Beogram 4002 is in the permanent collection of MoMa in New York?

Re: I Adopted a Beogram 4002

valve1 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:05:45 GMT

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tournedos:
seeing the ladies string up the dial cords

Does Beovirus cover this behaviour........:-)) ?

Re: I Adopted a Beogram 4002

tournedos — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:46:14 GMT

I would be especially interested in seeing the ladies string up the dial cords in some radios and receivers

Re: I Adopted a Beogram 4002

Step1 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:06 GMT

Congratulations on your latest aquasition :) Yes I like to spot differences between different versions and I suspect even Martin still comes across varients!!!

I am certain they will have been made on the assembly line with rough adjustments made into the build process then one or two people will do final testing and final adjustments at the end

I wonder what information the Struer archives have on such things - would be fascinating to see old pictures or footage!

I Adopted a Beogram 4002

Keiko5 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:07:41 GMT

Well, I wasn't looking for another Beogram, especially after the recently acquired 4004. But this one sorta fell in my lap, and I couldn't resist. I brought it home from Portland yesterday and immediately started poking around. It has the typical stiff cueing lever syndrome from old lube. The "Start" button has a bit of wear, and the dustcover has what looked to be minor heat damage from a candle being placed on it. This unit has hard, brittle plastic bushings to hold the wood sides in place and these were completely deteriorated. Otherwise it is in really nice condition and it was evident when I opened it up that I probably was the first to do so. Every adjustable screw still had its painted seal intact, and there were no signs of any work ever being done, except for maybe the belts which seem to be in too good conditon to be original. The MMC20EN cartridge is in wonderful condition (as much as can be determined by viewing under 80X magnification and listening).

After freeing up the cueing mechanism, I started her up, and was pleasantly surprised that everything seems to be in order and fully functional. There are more adjustments and repairs that will need to be done, but the prognosis is very good. I find it very interesting how many differences there are between units. This is the fourth 4002/4 that I have worked on and each one has small variations (and some not so small). It is also interesting how much hand assembly was involved with these units. I am curious to know if these units were bench assembled by a single person or small team, or if they were put together on an assembly line. There are so many individually adjustable components that it seems to preclude an assembly line process. But however they are assembled, these turntables are quite amazing.

Kevin