Got the same exact message from him this morning, fingers crossed…
Ordering a Bokrand Tonearm
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It’s crazy. Wonder what Alfred does. How many tonearms does he sell? I ordered in october and in january hes said he would ship next week. I have very little trust left.
Now he says he has the parts ready and will ship. Don’t believe him, and heard that before.
It's interesting to me that eBay sent me some reasonable discounted prices for two of Alfred's AB-309 Banana Bokrand tonearms last week. I didn't accept them !
... finally my tonearm is shipped and will arrive monday.
Just received a notification from UPS.
Just received a notification from UPS.
And you paid in october? Crossing my fingers that my arm is next…
Yes, paid for two tonearms late october last year. First was delivered roughly 3 month ago
Has anyone heard from @alfredbokrand recently?
I ordered two tonearms from him last December and finally received the second arm last month - however, when it was being fitted, we realised that (1) the arm tube was the wrong shape and (2) it was incorrectly wired.
I've had no replies to my last three e-mails (I last heard from him at the end of May) and he currently has nothing for sale on eBay.
I ordered two tonearms from him last December and finally received the second arm last month - however, when it was being fitted, we realised that (1) the arm tube was the wrong shape and (2) it was incorrectly wired.
I've had no replies to my last three e-mails (I last heard from him at the end of May) and he currently has nothing for sale on eBay.
I purchased a brass ortofon collar mount from him on May 22nd. Last email communication from him through his yahoo email was June 5th. Said he would be getting it from his factory and would ship it out that week.
Sent about 3 or so follow up emails since but radio silence. ¯\_(?)_/¯
Hello audio enthusiasts: I’m new here and this looks like an interesting place. I’ve been playing around with records since I was a youngster in front of my father’s RCA multi-band radio and phonograph. Mono of course. Just one big paper cone speaker and beautiful tone. The Beatles never sounded better. These days I like to collect DECCA LPs.
I came across this discussion about Alfred Bokrand and I must say that I bought an arm from him about 3 years ago. He was very responsive then and quickly repaired a faulty DIN connector in the base of the arm pillar. I had it installed on a Jean Nantais Lenco that I commissioned from Mr. Nantais (and thereby hangs another tale) after many years with one of his Classic models. I decided to sell the custom table and foolishly let the 12 inch AB309 go with it. So last November I put down my cash for a new one. I had a similar experience with Mr. Bokrand as many of you. In February I gave up all hope of ever getting my new AB309 and bought a different 12 inch tonearm for my PTP Solid 12 + 9.
After intense wrangling the AB309 Banana arrived last week. I opened the shipping container to verify the contents and closed it up again directly.
It is now available for purchase on Canuck Audiomart. New in the box with straight through cables. I hope this post finds you all well.
Best regards,
moniker
I came across this discussion about Alfred Bokrand and I must say that I bought an arm from him about 3 years ago. He was very responsive then and quickly repaired a faulty DIN connector in the base of the arm pillar. I had it installed on a Jean Nantais Lenco that I commissioned from Mr. Nantais (and thereby hangs another tale) after many years with one of his Classic models. I decided to sell the custom table and foolishly let the 12 inch AB309 go with it. So last November I put down my cash for a new one. I had a similar experience with Mr. Bokrand as many of you. In February I gave up all hope of ever getting my new AB309 and bought a different 12 inch tonearm for my PTP Solid 12 + 9.
After intense wrangling the AB309 Banana arrived last week. I opened the shipping container to verify the contents and closed it up again directly.
It is now available for purchase on Canuck Audiomart. New in the box with straight through cables. I hope this post finds you all well.
Best regards,
moniker
Hi @Kjetil - I ordered two 9" arms from AB in December 2022 (to be despatched in "10-12 working days").
1. banana-shaped tube, wired stereo
2. banana-shaped tube, wired mono
These details were regularly confirmed in e-mails over months. #1 arrived in March. The second arm was delivered in May but was not the same shape as the first one (a J-shaped tube, I think) and is wired stereo, not mono. In addition, the finger lifts for the two headshells supplied with the arms were missing. Still no response from Alfred.
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No wait! I dealt with this seller. Great guy.
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Ortofon AB-309 by Alfred Bokrand - 12
For sale is a 12" Ortofon AB-309, as reworked by Alfred Bokrand. One of the two remaining that I own, a previous one having been sold here recently.I'm the second owner, having purchased it here a few months ago. The project that it was intended for has been put on the back burner.The arm...
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Ordered my arm 14th november, someone worse off than me? Jokes aside, sent him a message last week, still crickets… Approaching eight months, sigh… Hope we get Alfred online soon.
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