Well Tempered Ref. Arm


I've noticed that when I look at the arm,in the area where the strings attach to the paddle,I notice that the flat upper portion of the paddle - where the arm attaches thru it - does not sit perfectly parallel;it's tilted maybe 8-10 degrees from perfectly level.Is this a problem? Should this be perfectly level?
mred

Showing 2 responses by elinor

I owned a Classic for 10 years and I never ever saw the paddle seated at an angle as you have indicated unless I had recently moved the table and tilted it in doing so or unless you are moving the arm to the record in which case the paddle will momentarily be angled but should quickly settle back to a parallel plane. Is your TT level? Do you have enough fluid in the arm cup to cover the paddle evenly? Who set up the arm? Is the filament of equal length on both sides?
I understand what you are saying. Same answer as before. As I recall, azimuth is a seperate adjustment on this arm and probably has little if anything to do with your problem. The paddle being out of kilter has more to do with arm damping, anti-skate, and drop speed for the arm since there is no cuing.