The Callas Recordclamp has been created out of a never ending quest for best sound with the cherished Vinyl. The wish to fully flatten the LP at best is a great starting point. The Callas Recordclamp is handmade through a specific procedure which ask for skills and experience. Most exotic woods have been made and listened through many prototypes long time ago. The African Blackwood -Dalbergia Melanoxylon- is the only wood which brings this magic sound besides offering the needed weight (actual examples weigh 550>560 gramms) Listening with the Callas Recordclamp means no return: Once listened once sold.
The last 10 years has seen a dramatically drying up on African Blackwood resources in the EU. There are still fair supplies of ordinary Ebony woods but mainly (too) small pieces. We only work with AA instrument quality which is now sourced directly from East Africa and this comes at a hefty price ex timber mill, not even mentioning shipment cost and import fees. Producing the Callas Recordclamp and working with African Blackwood for two decennia we do not compromise on quality and thus sound. At the same time the price is still reasonable due to direct sales. The AA instrument quality takes two years of drying at the African timber mill, and some time in our living room after final production. There is a structural preorder situation concerning a handfull examples, and limited production.