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Record skips near the innermost grooves

I have a Vpi hw-19 mk2 w/ an sme 309 & a Grado gold. The problem is this set-up wants to skip near the very end of all l.p's...near the innermost grooves.....Any suggestion's for a cure out there? Tracking force is 1.5 to 1.75 & I have adjusted the anti skate to different setting & nothing seems to help
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roscoeiii
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When you move the arm from edge to spindle, does it feel smooth for the entire space it travels?

What happens if you bump your tracking force to 2.0 g?
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roscoeiii
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Well, you aren't going to damage anything at 2.0 and trying a higher tracking force might help us better diagnose the problem. Grados in general take lighter tracking force than most carts. But 2-2.5g is quite normal with some carts. My mono cart recommends a tracking force above 3g.
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