New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts?

Hi: http://www.vivaudiolab.com/Rigid_Float.html

and we can read on similar designs as vintage as 1934 on these patents numbers:

""" Garrard design looks similar to US Patent 2983517 by Klein in 1961 and 2516565 by Guy(GE) in 1950.
These arms seems to have 0 overhang generally.
see also US Patent 1963673 by Patino in 1934 which is using pulley as predecessor to US Patent 4497053 by Wolff in 1985 etc """"

Interesting.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

I would love to demo it. But I do find it priced a bit high.

10-23-12: Larryi
I don't see any pictures depicting a tangential tracking arm. I only see pictures of their hanging on a thread/magnetic attraction version of a conventional pivoting arm.

What, if any, mechanism provides for tangential tracking?

Larryi, The new Schroeder arm is not a standart tangential tracking arm. It is a pivoted arm track like a linear-tracker. "The Schroeder arm has an ingenious mechanism whereby the pivot point of the arm mounted on a cam is pulled out in an arc by the stylus to achieve tangency." You can find good pictures here:

http://www.stereomojo.com/Show%20Reports/RockyMountainAudioFest2011Showreportp3.htm

And thankfully, a beautiful looking arm at last.
Makes the Kuzma 4 point appear as gross and ungainly as Quazimodo's goitre.
Pity Frank didn't include a detachable universal headshell?
I would have seriously considered this.....although if it has the same waiting time as Frank's other arms............?

Dear Dgad: I don't know which is that price but I would think that the price could goes with the tonearm advantages in this new design over other tonearms.

The tonearm quality performance level is the factor that justify a price other than marketing.

Anyway, till we don't experienced we can't have a grading on this " novel " tonearm design but knowing the very good job of this designer ( Frank. ) I assume this one will have very high quality performance and will has success.

Btw, the japanese tonearm in the link I posted is interesting too, it is a straight one from headshell to tonearm bearing that the designer say " there is no contact at all " and comes with universal removable headshell design as Halcro asked.

Good that the analog is growing up on something so important as tonearms with " fresh " ideas.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.