Mint Tractor

Conversing with Yip several times I realized early on the man is MOST definitely interested in his customers and what his product can do.... Not just making a sale and simply forgetting about you.

Yes this is a minor purchase however I'm sure everyone here has a tale to tell concerning don't care sales staff including audio store owner's and manufactures.

Some people just don't understand what good customer relations can do for their sales and business.

Yip understands it well as does Thom Mackris of Galibier and Jeffery Canalano of High Water Sound, just to name a few.

Myself ,after a long 14 month search for a new record player and other components I was happy it finally came to an end.

On a different note Viper Z comments above that he found the initial set up of his cartridge using the VPI protractor to be correct compared to the Mint, for over hang anyway.

The supplied precision built jigs for my Graham Phantom arm are well above a VPI protractor.

The MintLp arc tractor is another step beyond the Phantom cartridge jig.

I can only guess at the time frame I spent lugging my table out to a suitable work area, re-leveling the table including preparation before using the Mint.

I can tell you it was more then 15 minutes.

Viper check your set up again....

As of lately, Yip has to be swamped with orders. Seems many analog aficianados are now odering the MintLP. I know everyone that has bought one is very well pleased with the product and service that come with the MintLP. I wish Yip continued and well-derserved success. What a great product, at a great price, thanks, Yip!

Dan

I would add that Yip sent me a sample of his Mint LP solution and that is a great product as well. I will likely order some when my current bottle of Disc Doctor is gone. In his last e-mail he actually rememberred my wife's name and wished her well.

A rather late and newbie question.

I would assume that the tonearm pivot to turntable spindle distance and cartridge stylus to cartridge mounting hole distances are some of the parameters used in determining the final plots of Yip's protractor, my question is would it be possible to use the same tonearm-cartridge protractor on another deck using the same tonearm cartridge combination?

Redgen- I'm pretty sure the answer is that that's only true if the pivot to spindle distance is the same. Often not the case.