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RE: Help with SS Zephyr MIMC and VPI 3D Arm Please!

> Thanks for not making fun of me-my fingerlift is facing in and not out.

You know, I didn't even notice that when I looked at the picture. I had to go back and take another look. ;-)

My opinion is that VPI might have mounted the tonearm incorrectly. They seem to have a history of doing that sort of thing. Can you measure the pivot-to-spindle mounting distance? It should be 258-mm. I've got a feeling that yours is a bit shorter than that.

Does your Mint protractor have the dimensions printed on it. What pivot-to-spindle mounting distance is it designed for?

As Louie3 mentioned, if your cartridge is in perfect alignment, it really doesn't matter whether it is all the way back in the headshell slots. On the other hand, since it is all the way back, it might not be back far enough to be in perfect alignment. See if you can measure the pivot-to-spindle mounting distance. It might be easier if you remove the tonearm so you can measure from the center of the spindle to the unipivot. Here is a post I wrote explaining how I make that measurement.

Best regards,
John Elison

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