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Old 5th March 2008, 09:58 PM   #1
bulgin is offline bulgin  South Africa
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Hello Guys

I have a couple of sme-type h/shells laying around - some of which are so dated or plain ugly they don't really get used. I also have some genuine sme 'shells but those I will keep for errr...historical reasons.

I tried my hand at milling a hardwood headshell and this is the result, made from a small piece of Pink Ivory.

The shell was milled in one piece and features azimuth adjustment with a 1.5mm stainless steel capscrew and nut.

The shell itself was not too difficult to make but it's a real pain to separate the connector from the old headshell.

The weight is just under 7g.

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Old 6th March 2008, 01:16 PM   #3
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That's just fine, Zen Mod.

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That's just fine, Zen Mod.

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Old 7th March 2008, 04:44 AM   #5
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Bulgin - a beautiful piece of craftmanship as always.

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Nota Bene- Clearly that Zen Mod @sshole don't recognize quality when he sees it...
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Old 7th March 2008, 11:47 AM   #6
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I don't think Zen was being malicious... note the emoticon.
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Old 7th March 2008, 04:46 PM   #7
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A very fine piece of workmanship there,I only wish I could create anything even close to that!
A great many people respect and admire your workmanship and products,
Keep up the good work
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Old 7th March 2008, 07:33 PM   #8
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Hi Popeye

Thanks for the kind words I suppose if you make each device as if it is for yourself, you do get a few things right

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bulgin,how does its sound compare to a metal one?
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Old 10th March 2008, 05:21 AM   #10
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Excellent craftsmanship Bulgin! I cobble up stuff also (see photos) but not as well as you. I want to grow up like Bulgin!

Ebony headshell
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Denon 103 ebony casing
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