I originally planned my lenco for two arms and finally I’m nearby to finish the project
I wanted to have one unipivot arm and have got not completed (as a project) Audiocraft 300 mkii.
It’s a 9 inch arm with possibility to change the arm pipes.
The latter and more expensive versions like AC3000 and AC4000 are offered with such the pipes.
While I like the arm I wanted to have it bigger (ok, longer angel ). Seeing how Roger (Rotsch)
converted his Mayware to a longer version,
I stepped on this route.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find the info whether arm pipes are interchangeable between different models
and at my own risk got two extra 9 inch pipes of AC3000 from Japan
If I only knew at that moment that they were indeed interchangeable, I would have got 4 or 5, they were pretty cheap then.
Got few different carbon fiber pipes too.
Longer arm needs a distant armboard.
I started with separated armpod and 16.5 inch pipe. I got the remnants of a fishing rod and attached it to the original pipe.
It used to worked fine but I do not like the idea of the huge armpod in front of the table. So went for the armboard.
Then, I converted 9” pipes to 12.5” adding fiber tube.
It took me some trials and errors to cut the correct shell.
But finally the results: I have two 12.5” pipes (one is in a drawer) which accommodate two stereo cartridges.
As I like the idea to change VTA on a fly and old microscopic heavy duty stand was laying around, I thought why not.
Something like this, but Soviet
Through the wooden board I drilled the hole and adjusted a long steel stick with adjusted table on it.
upd. Werner's extra weights are on the way to me, so those unpleasunt extra weights (bolt with nuts) will be changed by masterpieces
