Uninsulated bare copper wire for turntable ground OK?


I have to span about 3 feet from TT to phono stage so the ground wire that the TT came with is too short. I have access to bare copper wiring that is long enough.  Is it fine to use this?
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Add bare wire, you could try it, it cannot hurt anything. You could wrap it with tape as a quick solution if hum appears.

Some TT's don't have separate grounds. If it sounds good without the ground, as it might, ...

Are you concerned about keeping OEM appearance? IOW, remove your extension at some future time?

I have had to extend TT ground wires.  Just find/buy a length of insulated wire similar gauge, and use an insulated bullet type connector, easily found at Home Depot, 

It's not carrying a signal, just preventing hum, any quality that works is good enough

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