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how much pressure do these reproducers/tonearms put on the records?
1926 Brunswick Panatrope pickup
1929 Victor pickup/record cutter
weight of magnetic reproducers
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Re: weight of magnetic reproducers
Just enough, plus a bit more.
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Re: weight of magnetic reproducers
Most early magnetic pickups (Horseshoe Style) track at about 6 oz. Capeharts around 9 oz. Most are fixed with no adjustment system. Edison C2 has a weight adjustment under the motor board & some late Victor arms around 1936-37 have an adjustment spring under the tonearm that will allow you to reduce the tracking to around 3 oz.
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