Cantilever tonearm

[Brian Clark]

Anybody remember a Fifties tonearm which used a cantilever mechanism forward of the post? I used to have a 16" Goldring Jubilee with this construction but I believe there was also an American arm so constructed. It worked very well and I wish I still had it.

Brian

[Barry Wom]

Glad I still got me sunglasses on!

[Brian Clark]

Brightens up a dull day :D

[sporkadelic]

I don't know the Goldring arm, but is it anything like the Pickering 190? It could pivot up and down near the headshell. I've never had one, but there was a presentation at ARSC a few years ago that talked about its advantages in tracking warped records.

I also remember seeing a school phono (one of the higher-end ones, as I recall) with a similar sort of tonearm.

[Brian Clark]

Hello Russell. The Jubilee had a conventional arm tube, the cantilever mechanism being located near the pillar so I think it would not be similar to the Pickering from your description. The only reference to the 190 I googled out was on the ARSC site :

"99-15 The Pickering 190 Tonearm: Its Use in the Playback of Metal Parts and Warped Discs, by Dennis D. Rooney (Sony Classical)" ( http://arsc-audio.org/cds.html )

Love to see a photo of that rare bird :)

I have now found a photo of a Gray transcription arm in a magazine which does indeed indicate the use of the cantilever principle to apply tracking force. Can't see the model number though

Thanks for your response

Brian.

[Barry Wom]

Brightens up a dull day :D

Where abouts are you Brian?

[Brian Clark]

Where abouts are you Brian?

Ongar, Essex :wave:

[Barry Wom]

Ongar, Essex :wave:

Hammer or Spud?

[Brian Clark]

Lived in Upton Park for the first 30 years of my life so.... :)

BTW Just discovered the Goldring arm was actually called a TR.2. Found a picture in the 1960 Hi Fi Yearbook I've just bought

[Barry Wom]

C'MON YOU IRONS!!

[Brian Clark]

Blimey Tim, it took you long enough - 10 MONTHS! :winkgrin:

Brian

[Barry Wom]

I know I know, it's just too depressing to talk about at the mo' - but we'll get something from Chelski and probably lose every other game.

I also post on KUMB and Hammers Connection

[Brian Clark]

I hate to tell you this Tim - but I stopped following the game 30 years ago :sigh:

Still, I've got me memories if not the scarf anymore :)

Brian.

[thommo]

Blimey, chaps. Me too.

What are the chances of 3 Irons being on this US based board?

I'm in Upminster.

[Brian Clark]

My mum was from Hornchurch and my cousin lives in Elm Park
Grandparents both sides were from Bow :)

Brian.