Wooden headshell

[Beginner_N]

Hi All,
Planning to build wooden headshell. Its lockdown design
Now waiting for lockdown to get lifted.
It will be made out of Sheesham.

 

[reubensm]

That's great Nishant, have you considered a wooden cartridge body?

 

[Beginner_N]

Yes, thats on card. But I am not an expert in handling cartridge.
This is just a fun project, had some spare time and was looking for SPU headshell for my SMG 212.

 

[Fiftyfifty]

Yes, thats on card. But I am not an expert in handling cartridge.
This is just a fun project, had some spare time and was looking for SPU headshell for my SMG 212.

Nishant, one for me too

 

[Beginner_N]

You will have to personally pick it from Pune.

 

[Fiftyfifty]

I'm waiting for you to design a cartridge and headshell that snap into place without those thin wires needing to be pushed in! And a swivel that automatically tracks the record grooves and adjusts the tracking angle and alignment

 

[quad]

ohhh - you want a CD player?

 

[sachu888]

I'm waiting for you to design a cartridge and headshell that snap into place without those thin wires needing to be pushed in! And a swivel that automatically tracks the record grooves and adjusts the tracking angle and alignment

Build a linear tonearm

Regards
Sachin

 

[Beginner_N]

1st prototype arrived today. Need some finishing and will also need minor twick in final design. Overall looking happy with the outcome.

@reubensm small wood piece is shure cart attachment.

 

[reubensm]

It is splendid and exactly what I hoped to find some day. One of my office colleagues and fellow hi-fi aficionado from Berlin gifted me this rare Shure M91 MGD cartridge complete with original Shure NB 71 stylus in great shape. I think this model was manufactured specifically for Dual and hence it does not have a half-inch mount. I have been looking forward to operationalizing this one for some time. First I have to figure out a way to release the cartridge from the Dual mount. Here are some pictures:

 

[reubensm]

I'm waiting for you to design a cartridge and headshell that snap into place without those thin wires needing to be pushed in! And a swivel that automatically tracks the record grooves and adjusts the tracking angle and alignment

solutions for both requirements already exist:
for requirement 1, there is the p-mount cartridge
for requirement 2, there is the already a design available, check out the tonearm of the Garrard Zero turntable or the GE A1-500 tonearm

 

[Beginner_N]

It is splendid and exactly what I hoped to find some day. One of my office colleagues and fellow hi-fi aficionado from Berlin gifted me this rare Shure M91 MGD cartridge complete with original Shure NB 71 stylus in great shape. I think this model was manufactured specifically for Dual and hence it does not have a half-inch mount. I have been looking forward to operationalizing this one for some time. First I have to figure out a way to release the cartridge from the Dual mount. Here are some pictures:

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If its just glue then it wont be that big issue yo remove. Thin knife will do the job.

 

[reubensm]

It is splendid and exactly what I hoped to find some day. One of my office colleagues and fellow hi-fi aficionado from Berlin gifted me this rare Shure M91 MGD cartridge complete with original Shure NB 71 stylus in great shape. I think this model was manufactured specifically for Dual and hence it does not have a half-inch mount. I have been looking forward to operationalizing this one for some time. First I have to figure out a way to release the cartridge from the Dual mount. Here are some pictures:

If its just glue then it wont be that big issue yo remove. Thin knife will do the job.

Ok let me give it a try