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can i buy cueing lever for used headshell that didnt have cueing lever

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how hard is it to find cueing leaver for used headshell lacking one?

I have a chance to buy an original headshell for my vintage Yamaha turntable but the headshell lacks the cueing lever and screws. Is this ok? Can I get a cueing lever and screws for it somewhere else or is lack of cueing lever a deal breaker?

Would it be better to buy a used original headshell or to get a new universal replacement headshell for my Yamaha tt?

Thanks,
 
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Should be fine if it fits and is not too heavy. If the top of the headshell is flat that will make it a lot easier. You could even make one up out of a strip of brass.

Steve
 
Do you mean the finger lift? Awhile back i posted about making my own finger lift out of a key that comes with some brands of canned hams.
 
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Is your Yamaha fully manual, semi automatic or full automatic? If it is manual or semi, you should definitely have the finger lift.

But you can also get generic headshells cheap. Occasionally you may come across some that have detachable finger lifts that you could perhaps put on the Yamaha shell, or as these guys have suggested make your own. It doesn't take much ingenuity or tool expertise to come up with something, and it doesn't have to smell like Spam. ;)
 
Totally off-topic so I apologize in advance. I once worked with a fellow in Memphis, TN, who would not have minded his TT accessories smelling like Spam. His name was Spam - that is what he went by, and I knew him by no other name - and he bought the stuff by the case every week. He loved Spam and literally ate it for every meal; not surprisingly, he was a hefty guy, weighing in just a skosh under 300 lbs, which at 5' 10" ...well, you get the picture. His job was physical labor, and in the summertime heat the sweat poured like, and looked like oil, and he smelled strongly of Spam. I only knew him a couple months or so, but he was actually a nice fellow and I feared for his health.

Haven't thought of him in years, and this post rang that bell for me; he was such an unusual character that I decided to share this tidbit about Spam the man, not the sham ham - yeah, well...it, too.
 
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musichal said:
Totally off-topic so I apologize in advance. I once worked with a fellow in Memphis, TN, who would not have minded his TT accessories smelling like Spam. His name was Spam - that is what he went by, and I knew him by no other name - and he bought the stuff by the case every week. He loved Spam and literally ate it for every meal; not surprisingly, he was a hefty guy, weighing in just a skosh under 300 lbs, which at 5' 10" ...well, you get the picture. His job was physical labor, and in the summertime heat the sweat poured like, and looked like oil, and he smelled strongly of Spam. I only knew him a couple months or so, but he was actually a nice fellow and I feared for his health.

Haven't thought of him in years, and this post rang that bell for me; he was such an unusual character that I decided to share this tidbit about Spam the man, not the sham ham - yeah, well...it, too.
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Wow, that's both funny and sad!
 
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