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Help setting up JMW tone arm

This is my first hi end turntable. A Scoutmaster. It has the JMW9 tone arm. I have assembled the turntable according to the manual. I am unsure of the tonearm set up. I have installed the cartridge, but when I mount the arm onto the pointed bearing, it's very "wobbly". There's a lot of play in the arm. It feels to me the arm is not mounted properly on the bearing. Does anyone know of a visual guide other than purchasing Michael Fremer's DVD?
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jamesbrianc
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Thanks for the advice. I've switched up the cartridges and the problem has disappeared. So it looks like it's the cartridge. I'l try re-installing it and see what happens.
jamesbrianc
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I actually have a JMW9 setup question, and instead of starting another thread I thought I'd tack it onto this one. I recently set up a JMW9 on a Scoutmaster too, and the other day it started having strange grounding problems. The arm hums when I touch it, and more distractingly, makes loud "thud" noises when I put it down on a record (sometimes even when it's not playing). Would anyone happen to know what's causing this? Thanks in advance.
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