I think WT, the company, still exists. From them you should be able to obtain the necessary specifications for your tonearm. From what you wrote I am not at all sure I understand its provenance. But for any pivoted tonearm there will be a recommended pivot to spindle distance, stylus overhang, and effective length. To use any protractor that is flexible for all types of tonearms, including the Feickert protractor, you must have at least two out of three of these data points. So your job is to find those out. Also, if my memory serves me, at least the well tempered reference tonearm has fixed holes in its permanent headshell. And the tonearm mount is a single hole drilled through the chassis. So the pivot point is fixed in space and where the cartridge sits on the headshell, that also is fixed. More conventional headshells have slots that allow you to slide the cartridge back-and-forth to obtain proper alignment. In your case it may be that the only parameter you are able to adjust is headshell offset angle. That isn’t the greatest situation, but at least it limits the degree to which you can get this wrong. By the way, getting it wrong by a small factor is no big deal.
cartridge set up
last time i asked this question here i was advised to use my two points protractor.
i have n official one from ’well tempered’ arm turntable and arm which i use.
the suggested instruction i got here was if the the cartridge on those points tend toward the spindle to move the arm forward, and opposite if it tend to the other side.
the thing is that i got several time a strange result which on each of the points it tend to a different direction.
i think that there is a third factor , the angle of the cartridge on where it mounted (forgot how it’s called) , which can be can be rotate on my arm.
so i cant succeed to find the optimum set up.
will appreciate any advice/help.
is there a way to add photos?
i have n official one from ’well tempered’ arm turntable and arm which i use.
the suggested instruction i got here was if the the cartridge on those points tend toward the spindle to move the arm forward, and opposite if it tend to the other side.
the thing is that i got several time a strange result which on each of the points it tend to a different direction.
i think that there is a third factor , the angle of the cartridge on where it mounted (forgot how it’s called) , which can be can be rotate on my arm.
so i cant succeed to find the optimum set up.
will appreciate any advice/help.
is there a way to add photos?
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it's a deferent company think in new Zealand with a bit deferent arm and turntable. asked them and they answered they dosnt support the original one. mine is not the reference but the classic upgraded. i am using the original protractor. the pivot does not fix, you can move it, same with the cartridge on the headshell can be rotate to different angles. |
I have the manuals for the Well Tempered Classic arm. Specified distance from the spindle to the arm mounting post is 9.2". Be advised that this is not the same as pivot to spindle, as the expectation is that you rotate the arm frame on the post until the overhang is correct based on the Well Tempered protractor. I tried a number of cartridges, and alignment with the Well Tempered arm is difficult, especially with the lack of a real head shell. Not for the impatient or faint of heart. Stone1, if you message me with your email I'll be happy to send you a PDF copy of the manual. |
+1 to lewm’s comment well tempered labs is alive and well https://www.welltemperedlab.net/ as is toffco/mike pranka who is their distributor in the usa http://www.dynavector-usa.com/index.html mike is a prince, has assisted me numerous times, knowledgeable and responsive |
jjss492 as i wrote it's not the same company and a bit different arm and turntable, |
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