Graham Phantom: Set Up Error Causes Skipping

I am using a Phantom I, which I bought used on Audiogon. I will try increasing the tracking force and see what happens.

Start with the cartridge recommended tracking force. Also check the VTA. When I had the PHantom I (now I have II), I needed to adjust the vTA (nose up) to avoid skipping that happened on one of the tracks in "Solar Energy". But this is cartridge dependent.

Check the arm lift, it might be resting too close to the arm combined with wrong VTA makes the arm stick to the arm rest.

Mcmprov,

Not sure what you hope to learn from increasing the tracking force, but inadequate tracking force is unlikely to be the root cause of your skipping. If it were, you'd have heard mistracking on many passages long before an actual skip. Even if increasing VTF eliminates skipping it wouldn't be wise to assume that this fully addressed the problem.

You have one of the world's finest tonearms. As a novice it will take you time to learn how to optimize its many adjustments, but the effort will be well repaid.

My recommendation would be to pursue all the analytics and suggestions offered on this thread before increasing VTF.