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Graham Phantom II 12" - dimensions and overhang

Hello guys,

I come from Europe and recently purchased Graham Phantom II tonearm with 12" armwand.I was missing specs for 12" armwand (in manual are specs for 9" and 10"),so I emailed to Bob Graham and asked him for specs for 12" version. The answer was,that 12" version should be adjusted same as SME V 12". Bob sent me document with SME dimensions as well.

So regarding this document specs are Leff 308,8, overhang 13,2, mounting distance ( Pivot-Spindle) 295,6.
To adjust mounting distance is easy using any quality protractor. I used Acoustic Solid.

http://www.acoustic-solid.de/html/schablone.html

So with mounting distance adjusted to 295,6,here comes the thing.
I should set overhang to 13,2 regarding to specs for SME V 12",but simply
elko

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syntax
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Well, the jig for the my short Armtube is also anodized red :-)
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syntax
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... far I use only setup tool from Graham which seems to work ok but I am not really overwhelm by the result

Of course it sounds awful because it is wrong, the alignment flip is calculated for the short Arm. But don't worry, that way it was in use at CES and all visitors/reviewers were floored :-)
Go for PtoS with 295,6mm and use a 12" Alignment System, Dennesen or similar, then you are spot on
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syntax
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OK, now I am very very impressed with what Graham can do. Very different sounding from my Reed 3Q

Less distortions will result in a superior, but relaxed sounding reproduction...
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