New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice

RCA/Terminal Cover : The phono/tone-arm harness stretches from the phono clips to the RCA's that plug into the Pre-Amp(27").

Self-adhesive felt pads were holed & afixed over soft rubber grommets that were inserted into the openings that the RCA's occupied in the plastic cover. The phono-wires travel thru that opening encased in a carbon fiber jacket. I feel the felt pads act to "absorb" micro vibrations that may run from the P/A back to the tone-arm,: E Lumley's observations on electrical eddies traveling from the pump into the 'Noll may also apply here. Self-adhesive S/S shielding was lined into the back-space to block RFI.

I must take some pic's before re-assembly to doctument all I have been describing.

would love to see those pics. its going to be a different machine!

Oilmanmojo: Several shots of the continuing modification of the turntable base were made today. When I understand the process of downloading , those pic's and more will be posted.

The turntable base was detailed , scraping excess Roma & covering all the clay on the back-side with Scotch Brand Blue Painters Tape. Worked like a charm. I believe I shall leave it "as is" with no further painting . On the top-side,the lower bearing housing was seated with a interface between it and the Roma. I carefully & lightly tightened bushings w/washers to the bearing plate taines. According to what I have read this is a bit trickey to advoid the plate from going out of round . So far so good. And again, nothing I did can not be revised or reversed.

Oilmanmojo: Perhaps you can help me. I broke the air barb that screws into the the air manifold and have yet to locate a part source. I believe we shaire the same manifold. Have you by chance ever unscrewed the barb off for sizing or do you know of a source for one ? Many Thanks

Back to the Flip Side: I changed my opinion and repainted the back of the table. My reasoning was not soley for appearances . On reflection, I recalled factory/military applications when paint is applied as a deadner to "clamp-down" on vibes. Very 1920'ish. Following a good cleaning , lite sanding and lots of taping I applied a quick-dry black gloss with a hard finish. Nice uniform look and with some vibe/pulse deadening. I took a pic of the completed work I will post as soon as I learn the process. Homework never ends.