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Question: Is it "Tone Arm" or is it "Tonearm"?

I've seen it spelled both ways, (although mostly I've seen it as "Tonearm" in most Audiophile applications, which is how I typically write it). My Word program prefers it spelled "Tone Arm", when it comes to the spell check though.

What say you?
kurt_tank
rwwear
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Funny Bill.
kurt_tank OP
1,189 posts
 
Rrog,

I did try to figure it out online, but it works both ways.
(See link below.)

List of definitions, both ways

And Google apparently has it as two words.

Interesting, huh?
kennythekey
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Spell checkers may have made us soft, as they don't recognize many proper words. This probably led to the rise of Tone Arm. However, it's always been Tonearm.
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theo
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ToanAhrm!
kurt_tank OP
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Hey Kenny,

Now that I have started researching this, I am not so sure it has always been "Tonearm".
I am beginning to think it may have started as "Tone Arm", or possibly "Tone-Arm".

Check out this link discussing a phonograph from about a century ago.

1904 phonograph

I wish I could get copies of the patents, particularly those from the Victor Company, as it appears he may have truly invented the tone-arm, (or however you wish to spell it!!!) ;-)
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