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I pulled this one back out today and I also have another phonograph that uses this same tonearm and cartridge that both track (or, grind) at around 90 grams. There is no kind of counterweight or counterbalance spring on these tonearms. Even pulling out the original cartridge does not bring the arm down to a low enough pressure for a modern cartridge. The only thing I know to do that might lighten the tonearm is to drill a hole in the rear of the arm and mount a long bolt loaded with large washers to serve as a counterweight; but, that would look tacky. There's not enough room at the rear of the tonearm to conceal any kind of weight; so, I may be stuck with having the original cartridges rebuilt and using them as-is. One of these units belongs to someone and he is not too happy about playing his records on something that tracks at 90 grams. If he decides to have his fixed, I'll advise him to play only well worn/less valuable records on it and not to play anything that he wishes to keep in nice condition.
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