The Château de Thorens is a castle in the commune of Thorens-Glières in the Haute-Savoie département of France.
Early on, Grasso used Thorens turntables although they were a far cry from the Technics turntables most DJs use in clubs today.
Nedd Willard (born 1926) is an American author and artist living in Thorens-Glières, France, and Geneva, Switzerland.
In addition to audio playback equipment, they are also a historical producer of harmonicas and cigarette lighters, most notably the button actuated "automatic lighter".
A single design of PCB (printed circuit board) provides crystal oscillator regulated power for both 33⅓ rpm and 45 rpm operation, and is offered with a choice of enclosures and installation kits to suit different makes and models of turntable, such as the Linn Sondek LP12, as well as certain models from Rega, Thorens, and others.
In 1947, after the Communist takeover of the country, the empress and her children moved to Château Thorens, outside of Cannes, France, which had been in the family since its purchase by her maternal grandfather in the early 20th century.