vpi scout/jmw9 arm/ortofon mc3 turbo help.

I have Stock VPI Scout/JMW9 arm/BENZ Micro Ace with no problem at all tracking the telarc digital album of Tchaikovsky’s 1812,"cannon shots”
TT and JMW9/BENZ Micro Ace are installed by Brooks Berdan Ltd at Monrovia, California
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Finally after making an anti-skating(after seeing the dvd of micheal fremer,vinyl for the 21st century)out of fishing nylon wire,and a holder, with blue tack ive been able to pass the test of the cannon shots better than my bro with the same cartridge.I too put a rubber washer around the spindle,so warped lps sit on the platter very firmly after the clamp is on.That table is amazing.

ok but what is your cartridge and do you have the anti-skating.thanks.pat

According to the review in Stereophile on the VPI - the reviewer and VPI maker suggested adding a little more tracking force than normal. This shoul help, but the VPI isn't the best at tracking difficult records anyway. It's not bad. It tracks on almost all of my records including the 1812 cannon shots. I wouldn't worry about it. I mean how many cannon shots do you have recorded? It should play almost anything else. Just add a little more force than suggested and according to Art Duddley it shouldn't hurt the records or cartridge.