Interesting - was the back of the arm cover aluminium as well? I imagine an 8000 system with all aluminium finish instead of black - would be something to see!

No-the tonearm cover has the normal scheme, however the black part has a much smoother/polished-looking finish to it, although the normal B&O grained aluminum below it is discernable. The juxtaposition of the 2 bright aluminum parts-one long/skinny (left/rear) and the normal one over the tonearms (right/frt)-works well to my eyes. 

I'm just wondering what it's about. I can see no way that it wasn't manufactured that way, but when and why?

I imagine the black anodised finish was scratched and the owner then removed the rest of the black.

Peter wrote:

I imagine the black anodised finish was scratched and the owner then removed the rest of the black.

Hm - I don't think you can just remove the anodised finish. It's not like paint you can remove. As far as I know when they anodise aluminum the color gets into the aluminum.

I think that the most B&O dustcovers are "smoked amber" -some has a more blueish tone -some older (Beogram 1203) had a brownish tone. But I have never seen the greenish tone like the one you have. A rarity 😐

You can - one member was removing the colours from speakers just a year or so ago. You need chemicals!

Okay -I didn't know that.  😳 Thanks for the information.

Dillen wrote:

In severe cases of sun bleaching, the black anodizing can lose some of it's color and the
lettering will become very faint.
Maybe that could also explain the fainted tinting of the dustcover.

After looking at this... I think this is the answer. A very severe case.

If you look at the text in the first pic -you will notice remnants of the original black under the screened white especially in the letters A and M.

I have a Beolit 707 with anodized black control panel, which has been a possession of my grandparents. It was always placed in a window where the sun always shines. After 25+ years, the anodized black almost disappeared and the letters became quite faint. Exposure to sunlight can simply ruin the anodized panel and lettering...

-Søren