I am hoping someone the this forum could help me with a Puritan tone arm. I am restoring an oak Puritan that has all four sides curved. I will be having the parts re-plated. But, the tone arm has a crack in it at the end where the swing arm attaches. I am looking for a very clean one. It doesn't have to be gold plated. I will be at the Union show with a booth in the main area just West of where Ron Sitko sets up. Please let me know if you have one available and your price.
Thanks,
Ken Brekke
WANTED: Puritan tone arm
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Re: Wanted: Puritan tone arm
Hello,
Could you post the measurements from screw hole to screw hole? I have a Puritan too that's missing its tone arm but am having trouble finding one the correct size.
-Tom
Could you post the measurements from screw hole to screw hole? I have a Puritan too that's missing its tone arm but am having trouble finding one the correct size.
-Tom
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Tom,
I have it buried on my truck right now. I am taking all my parts down to someone at the show that does plating. I will try to get the measurements for you at a later date. Can you measure the holes in the wood to get an idea what the tone arm base measurements would be?
I have it buried on my truck right now. I am taking all my parts down to someone at the show that does plating. I will try to get the measurements for you at a later date. Can you measure the holes in the wood to get an idea what the tone arm base measurements would be?
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Re: Wanted: Puritan tone arm
It appears to be one of the common Heinemann arms.
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I am still looking for a tone arm like this. I have sent mine to be re-plated but was warned that the crack might not survive the process. I will take my chances and keep searching for a replacement arm.
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I have a nickel Heineman, it has some split in it, has not split any further in 20 years. It has a reproducer that says Artophone, You could probably fill in the small split and have it plated. Let me know if that would work for you.
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Re: WANTED: Puritan tone arm
Ken,
If I measure from screw hole to screw hole to create a triangle I get a Isosceles triangle with the measurements 2 ⅛ inches 2 2/8 inches and 2/8 inches. Here's a picture to describe what I mean:
Does yours have the same measurements?
-Tom
If I measure from screw hole to screw hole to create a triangle I get a Isosceles triangle with the measurements 2 ⅛ inches 2 2/8 inches and 2/8 inches. Here's a picture to describe what I mean:

-Tom