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Brinkmann Bardo and Tri-Planar VII-U armrest issue

Just got a new Brinkmann Bardo. It was a snap to put the Tri-Planar am to the arm board drilled for this arm.

I measured the spindal to pivot distance of 233.5mm with my Feickert Protractor and set up the cartridge with the MintLP.

The issue I have is when I put down the arm, the arm will touch the arm rest and not fall at the beginning of the first track. By touching the arm rest, the arm is bump to several groove from the beginning of the track 1. I did try to fix this issue for the arm rest being too close to the platter by turning the armpod but without success if I want to keep the right S2P distance. Maybe I am doing something wrong. I would appreciate any comment/help.
acadie
acadie OP
54 posts
 
HI Pcosta

I read about this subject and contacted Tri Mai with this issue last year.

I am not the one who drill the holes for the armboard. I am able to get the right S2P by rotating the armboard on the Brinkmann.
pcosta
241 posts
 
Then you shouldn't have a problem getting the pivot to spindle right by doing what Atmashphere wrote and rotating your armboard.
corby
80 posts
 
paul
the problem with rotating the armboard is that the arm is mounted on an eccentric. i had the same set-up for a while. rotating the armboard changed the P2S distance. i ended up using a P2S of 255 and adjustung the cart forward in the headshell to align at that P2S using the feikhert.
if i had this issue again, i would have a look at what atmasphere said above. i wasn't aware of that screw. as you mentioned, maybe the combination of rotating the arm in it's base and rotating the armboard will maintain the spec'd P2S. i don't fret over the P2S, it's a starting point. as long as you align properly with the baerwald or loefgren scale, that's what the slots in the headshell are there for.
bpwalsh
1,201 posts
 
Acadie, I see your point. Thanks for clarifying.
oregon
820 posts
 
Have you tried contacting Tri? If so, what did he say?
Thanks.
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