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An Illustrated Definition of Terms

Tonearm Alignment for pivot tone arms

overhang_web.jpg (97898 bytes) Overhang, Pivot to Spindle Distance, Null Points., Tonearm Pivots; Horizontal and Vertical

SRAvta_web.jpg (68512 bytes) Effective Length, Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA) Stylus Rake Angle (SRA)

Azimuth ; the good and the bad

vta_flr_set.jpg (32383 bytes) Adjusting VTA. on a Thorens TP16

BPS3d_styl.jpg (22192 bytes) Cartridge / Arm matching, Effective Mass, Resonant Frequency, VTF, Compliance

2pt_1.GIF (90061 bytes) Adjusting Overhang with a 2 point protractor

Adjusting Overhang using the Clearaudio  protractor

DSC_2707.jpg (84368 bytes)Adjusting Overhang using Brian Kearn's Universal Arc Protractor

Includes printable alignment protractor...free

Related spreadsheets (MS Excel) 

John Ellison's Baerwald Lofgren Calculator 
Brian Kearn's Arm Data Calculator
Freek's Resonant Frequency Calculator