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Posted May 12, 2025 at 21:30 GMT
Edited May 13, 2025 at 20:17 GMT
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We don’t usually post about what we’re working on – mainly because there’s always so much coming through our repair centre that we barely get a minute!

But we thought we’d take a moment to share a few BeoGram 4002/4004 turntables we’ve recently refurbished using the official Bang & Olufsen kits.

This time around, we’ve gone a little further and introduced some coloured aluminium finishes – all properly anodised and refinished.

A bit of a change from the original silver – what do you think?
Do you have a favourite, or would you stick with the classic look?

Photos attached 👇

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Posted May 14, 2025 at 12:56 GMT
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No.

Just.................NO!
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Posted May 14, 2025 at 13:07 GMT
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Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Beolit.png Beolit.png
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Posted May 16, 2025 at 00:01 GMT
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A bit of a change from the original silver – what do you think? Do you have a favourite, or would you stick with the classic look?
I'm trying to keep an open mind... What did you plan to pair the turntables with? Are there matching restomod Beomasters in the works? I've always expected B&O to be part of an integrated system" rather than just a component. I'd love to see a concept picture of any of those turntables with a matching receiver, even if it was AI generated. As far as liking it or not, all I can say right now that they do have a definite shock value. I'm looking forward to revisiting this thread later once the trauma has subsided. ;-) Glitch  
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Posted May 16, 2025 at 08:24 GMT
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Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Theatre-.png Beosound-Theatre-.png
Beosound-9000.png Beosound-9000.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
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Posted May 16, 2025 at 15:02 GMT
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Perhaps I misunderstood your original post...

Are the turntables in the pictures planned products or samples for a service to provide bespoke turntables?

Either way, I'm curious about how you created the gold "rays" on the third turntable. Is is possible to provide a close-up picture?

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Posted May 16, 2025 at 15:28 GMT
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They are currently our samples for demonstration.

We have been asked to produce them in bespoke colours by a few customers - black and gold seemed to be a popular request.

The black, blue and red aluminium surfaces were sent off for stripping, refinishing and anodising in the colour.
We have been getting replacement keypads laser cut locally, we took some of them and painted them along with the arms etc.

The gold ribs "rays" are solid gold bars 🤣 - only joking
The ribs were 3d printed in a gold colour, then sprayed to match the keypad and arms in a gold paint.

 

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Theatre-.png Beosound-Theatre-.png
Beosound-9000.png Beosound-9000.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Bang & Olufsen classic service centre.
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Posted May 17, 2025 at 00:55 GMT
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Very interesting.  The color versions would not be to my particular taste, but IMHO it illustrates the possibilities quite well.  Does the anodization process require you to remove the rubber parts, and/or the glued-on studs? I know that vinyl does not survive the acid cleaning  process intact, but I did wonder about rubber? You do your own stencil work for the arm cover? Overall, IMHO a nice service option to offer, even if it's only to refinish to original colors.
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Posted May 20, 2025 at 20:08 GMT
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That's correct, we remove all the rubber/plastic parts before the anodising process. The studs dont need to be removed, they survive the process.

All the lettering is added after the process so we can have a consistent finish across all the aluminium.
We are processing more in the original colour vs the colour options.

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Theatre-.png Beosound-Theatre-.png
Beosound-9000.png Beosound-9000.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Bang & Olufsen classic service centre.
Repairs and refurbishment to both old and new.
GL
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Posted May 24, 2025 at 21:55 GMT
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I just stumbled across the Beosystem 4000 Masur Birch.    link

I have to say that I like all of the Multicare sample colors above better than the chartreuse. Once again, I don't seem to be the target audience for the latest offerings. ;-)   (However, I really like the cabinet)

I have one question about the platter that relates to both the Masur Birch and a couple of the Multicare variants. How does the record detect work when there isn't contrast between the platter rays" and the platter?

Glitch

 
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