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Offline scorpio333

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Junk SME tonearm
« on: November 21, 2019, 01:16:12 PM »
Friend of mine is looking for a junk SME tonearm to repair his AR XA. If anyone has one, let me know.

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Re: Junk SME tonearm
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2019, 05:52:26 PM »
Is there a specific part that he is seeking?
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Re: Junk SME tonearm
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2019, 08:41:08 PM »
Is there a specific part that he is seeking?

I think what's he's trying to do is modify the end of the AR arm to accept SME headshells, as it is now you can't swap out headshells and the original headshell has issues mounting carts. That said, he needs the head shell end, the rest of the arm could be tied up like a pretzel.