Thanks Nandric, but I sent the Virtuoso to Andy Kim for a rebuild.
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Is that a problem to buy a set of none magnetic screws and nuts on ebay just to screw it up firmly on the headshell ? Yamamoto sells sets of screws for any cartridges. Or with a set of these special screw you don’t even need a tool to use it and they are also available on ebay. With the right size it shouldn’t be a problem. But first you have to remove the stylus on those AT cartridges, then screw it up firmly, after that you can add the stylus assembly back to the cart. |
autjenof2, If I understand your description well one side of the body misses the screw hole or provision to fasten this side of the cart? With an ''hand bit'' you can drill in plastic body. If I understand your second sentence well your friend damaged ''our'' Virtuoso (aka ''my former'' and ''your later'') ? As a kind of compensation you can get an second Clearadio from me for a ''friend price''. The name is ''Aurum classics'' with perfect stylus. |
vegasears, thank you so much. I passed on your info to my friend. Nandric, I think i mean it is a non threaded cartridge body. If you look at a pic online it looks like an open channel for the screws. BTW, he was using a Clearaudio Virtuoso that I had purchased from you years ago. We were playing an old Elvis 45, and the needle went flying and snapped off the whole cantilever. |
My experience with this type of channel is that the screw is quite loose and it is the bolt tightening on the edge that secures it so I'd not worry too much if the screw alone is a very loose fit as long as you can tighten the bolt down firmly. Obviously if this doesn't work you need bigger screws, but that would be surprising as the screw size (i.e. diameter) is usually given for all cartridges, it's just the length that varies |
Not sure if this is stating the obvious but this is not a threaded cartridge and it will need a nut and bolt to fix it. It should have come with a set of suitable screws or you can pick them up online like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/Deluxe-Turntable-Cartridge-Headshell-Mounting-Bolt-Screw-Kit-39-Pieces-/252... |