A 12-INCH PLEASURE

[mandym]

My latest pride and joy, a 12-inch tonearm made entirely of Kamagong from headshell to armpod.

I built this for my personal satisfaction; I am posting to encourage other tonearm DIYers to build their own ( does not apply to the Jon Agners and the Bridgebolts of the world who are already wonderfully inspired).

For brevity I am not going into too many details here (there is much more than meets the eye) but will be only too happy to answer questions if there be any.


I. In the beginning, a Kamagong unipivot!


The Kamagong pin


At the top of the post is the Kamagong cup


II. The turret


The pin locks into the turret through a set screw. Adjustable, "resharpenable".


III. Arm mounted on armpod

Notice the triangular Kamagong arm tube. Rigid against flexural and torsional stresses. The pod is loaded with lead, over 1 kilo total weight.


IV. In full dress

Ready for a hot date with Dante's 301!

[TheAnalogSource]

sir... question....

un pin ba nakapatong lang sa bowl....nagbabalance lang

so it means you can easily remove the tonearm and replace it with another one?

[TheAnalogSource]

what's the weight between the bowlpost and the din-plug? anti-skate counterweight? how do you adjust?

[mandym]

Halls, dami mo namang tanong

Yes. Easily to remove and exchange. This is a big bonus for unipivots aside from being easy to make. That is why all my tonearms are unipivots.

Yes the hanging weight provides the antiskating force. This one is about 6 grams. Adjustment is by changing the weight. Like VPI, I don't find it super critical specially on 12-inch arms with smaller offset angles.

[stereophile]

Congratulations, Mandy on another supreme effort You never cease to impress & inspire.

[TheAnalogSource]

Halls, dami mo namang tanong

Yes. Easily to remove and exchange. This is a big bonus for unipivots aside from being easy to make. That is why all my tonearms are unipivots.

Yes the hanging weight provides the antiskating force. This one is about 6 grams. Adjustment is by changing the weight. Like VPI, I don't find it super critical specially on 12-inch arms with smaller offset angles.

meron kasi akong fishing rod na hindi ginagamit

[vintage_dog]

mandy, congratulations again on a super creation. hope to see it in action soon...

[mandym]

Congratulations, Mandy on another supreme effort You never cease to impress & inspire.

This thing flies. With the Origin Live motor I have a feeling it's going to soar! I can't wait for the order to come in, please let me know the minute it comes.

[dante]

mandy, congratulations again on a super creation. hope to see it in action soon...

Sama ka when I bring a 301 to test drive with this arm, Francis. Early July.

[kabubi]

What great news to wake up to!!! Definitely one of the best mornings for me as an audio fool.

who cares about the rising prices of gasoline?
who cares if Typhoon Frank may blow in this weekend?
who cares if Gloria is still President?

The Boston Celtics are champs once again ang Mandy has unveiled his new tonearm!

Ain't life grand?

bago ako magsasayaw dito Mandy, baka makalimutan ko...

PLEASE RESERVE!*




*the next one

[kabubi]

Sama ka when I bring a 301 to test drive with this arm, Francis. Early July.

alam ko, July din ang dating ng Celtic Green SUT mo. wag mo nang dalhin, puede ba?

sorry sa OT Ka Mandy pero sumosobra na 'tong si Dante, eh.

[dante]

Sama ka when I bring a 301 to test drive with this arm, Francis. Early July.

alam ko, July din ang dating ng Celtic Green SUT mo. wag mo nang dalhin, puede ba?

sorry sa OT Ka Mandy pero sumosobra na 'tong si Dante, eh.

Sama ka na rin sa Field Trip - Christmas in July yan. Red and Green pagsasamahin ko! KAsama ni 301.

[JackD201]

Dapat Kamagong plinth din para terno

[audiostar]

Congrats Master Mandy

[Mamimili]

Mandy, move to the UK, open a small workshop, stay in the UK just long enough to win the Queen's award for industry and then come back

I try very hard to work with wood, but the results always look rough unless viewed from a few feet.

Can i be your marketing man? Please.
Here's a plan, offer a 50% discount to anyone that plants a tree, provide a list of tree types that produce the best tonearm and sell sustainable tonearms to the world.

Fantastic work

[bass_nut]

an admirable endeavour sir MandyM... congratz po

[T-Rex]

Congratulation MandyM!

Hope to hear how it sings and see how it dances.

[zenaudio]

Congratulations, Mandy, on your 12-inch pleasure!
With your ability to work with wood, you might soon be called "Woody."

[detubo]

great job. would you consider increasing the mass/rigidity of the headshell? the headshell looks a bit light compared to the rest of the arm

[joe3rp]

Dapat Kamagong plinth din para terno

If you want one....I can make one for you

May naghihintay na kamagong for the Honorable Cong