First off, I don’t claim ability to enlighten experts here. I have enjoyed my records for a long time without protractors like those mentioned in this thread. The overhang distance is provided by the tonearm manufacturers. I say estimate and eyeball because my ability to be precise in this regard is limited by hand coordination and failing eyesight. I use machinist tools like small calipers to help. Once there, null points are determined with a simple paper printout hung on the spindle. Perhaps this is a protractor, but I don’t know what type and I did not pay for it. These can be downloaded for free. Final adjustment is eyeballing tangency of cantilever at the null points. As noted earlier careful listening of test records tell me that I am close.
Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment
First, I happen to own and like a Mint LP protractor, but over the course of time it has become obvious to me that no one up to now has pointed out that it is providing the Stevenson alignment. I have even read several self appointed experts here argue vehemently that either Lofgren or Baerwald alignments are far superior to Stevenson, but then go on to equally strongly advocate the use of the Mint LP. If ever there were an argument that alignment is somewhat over emphasized in our hobby, this is perhaps a good example of the truth of that thought. Recently I bought a Feickert protractor, which is very easy to use and have tried all the alignments using it. I can hear differences, but not always, certainly not on every track of every record, and honestly they are all good. So don't get you pants in a bunch over this trivial issue.
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