Beogram 4000 Shutter Adj

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Hi,I've been repairing a 4000 which had broken arm mount in transit.I have aquired a broken deck for spares and replaced the tone arm I have completed a total mechanical service and lub according to the service manual.All mech functions are now working and i think there is light at the end of the tunnel.However,I was wondering how important the sve man decription of the shutter adj is.I find is difficullt to operate the servo for every rev of the platter( with belt removed) If anyone has made is adj and can advise.There is obviously the geometry to think of as the stylus tracks inward and the sve man does not go into detail on what is in my option  is a painstaking adj...

Regards

Peter (Belfast)

Peter:

Do a general search for beogram 4000, 4002 or look back at the previous posts. There has been some interesting and I think helpful dialogue that may be relevant to your goal.

 

Derek

Derek,

many thanks.i'll have a search.

Peter

Hi all Beo gram 4000 fans,I have after about 30hrs on and off finally restored my badly broken 4000 ( In transit) and it has been very worth while.It truely is fine example of engineering without compromise.I had to replace the tone arm and counterbalance,therefore many adj were reqd. many thanks to your website and members.I am playing with a mmc20en but look forward to hopefully getting a 20cl.

Regards

peter (Belfast)

We need pictures!! 😂

As far as a CL is concerned, I would strongly consider getting a Soundsmith one. I have a number of good CLs and my SMMC20EN in my opinion, sounds better. The only problem is the colour! I didn't like the black so I painted mine silver! 

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-Portal.png Beoplay-Portal.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png

Thanks Peter,Are you saying your en is better than a soundsmith cl new! they are quite exspensive.Did you paint the black cl from soundsmith?I agree with you previous threads.Why do they make them in black,spoils the decks appearance.

peter

No - the SMMC20EN is better than an original CL. I don't have a SMMC 20CL though I might get one! But they are expensive!

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-Portal.png Beoplay-Portal.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png

Was the paint job a success? i could practice on my 20s which came with the deck.I see what you are saying.The sound smith 20en must be very good.Do you think they are worth the money?

peter

I'll let you be the judge!

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-Portal.png Beoplay-Portal.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png

I'm impressed! I see logo on the shell.How did you manage that?

peter

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