Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions

I acquired a Freickert protractor a little while back. I wish I had listened to the really knowledgeable pundits on this thread.A Freickert is a good place to start, if you are a vinyl novice like me. A newly arrived Lyra Skala is sounding far superior to the Helikon it replaced on a Rega RB 1000 arm and Gyrodec. Having spent a tidy sum on my vinyl rig, its good to know that the cartridge is properly aligned and set up.Its certainly an improvement on the hit and miss of a downloaded paper protractor( given printing errors and clumsy hands trying to puncture a spindle hole).
I guess I went for a universal protractor knowing that upgraditis is never far away.A silly move coz I intend to order a Mint from our friend Yip in Hong Kong.IMHO the biggest advantage of the Freickert is also its biggest let down: namely an accurate spindle pivot measurement that has no use when you actually align the cartridge on the predetermined null points. A custom built arc protractor built for the spindle pivot distance of your arm as measured by a Freickert should yield optimum results.
It would be interesting to see the change in alignment, if any,required by the Mint.

Just to add my voice regarding the virtues of the Mint LP. Having read some of the comments on this thread I took the plunge and ordered one and I must say I am very impressed. Very easy to use as long as one remembers the importance of light, patience and more patience. The instructions were very well written with good drawings and photographs and some helpful tips thrown in for good measure, especially regarding "PATIENCE". Do as Yip says and it works.

Really, the best $90 I have ever spent. Excellent sonic rewards and the confidence that the set up is as close to spot on as these old eyes are ever go to be able to get. Yip was a very nice guy to deal with as well and super efficient service which went beyond what I was anticipating.

For some unknown reason as of yet, my MintLp protractor was refused delivery at Canadian Customs and was sent back!

Yip was notified by the carrier with no explanation and of course has since notified me of this.

Yip was astonished at this as well as I am.

When I arrive home tomorrow I'll get to the bottom of it.

Thank You Canada Customs for keeping us safe from potentially dangerous arc protractors and samples of cleaning fluid.

Mark, FYI, I haven't gotten mine yet either. But then, I haven't heard from Yip, so I keep looking for it every day.
Regards,
Dan

Help...am totally confused.Initially aligned the cartridge with the Freickert protractor using the Baerwald alignment thats on one side of the protractor disc. Out of curiosity, yesterday tried the Lofgren alignment thats one the other side of the disc and guess what...it was a perfect fit.According to my limited understanding , Baerwald and Lofgren use different geometries with different null points. If thats the case why am I getting a perfect fit with both or am I missing something?
Hello Yip ...here I come!!