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Grado Stylus Gauge

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ruffian

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It says:

Grado Stylus Gauge
  • Set Gauge on Record
  • Place Coins On Gauge
  • Adjust Tone Arm To Balance Gauge
  • 2 Pennies = 1 Gram
  • Each Additional Penny = 1 Gram
  • 4 Pennies = 3 Gram

The two dimples above the penny are the pivot point. It was inside an old Dust Bug box along with three pennies dated '64 '66 and '68, so I assume it got used.

For now I think I'll stick with my Shure Force Gauge.
 

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I have a cheapo; cheapo ar stylus gauge that's totally plastic. The beam, base and weights are all plastic that even look and feel cheap. I recently checked it against my new digital scale for accuracy. I couldn't believe it. The damn el cheapo ar plastic junker is only off by 2 one hundredths of a gram. What might that be I wonder? Possibly the weight of a pregnant mosquito? Decided to keep the little junker after that as 2 one hundredths is plenty close enough for me.
 
The old Garrard scales still fetch a pretty penny on ebay. I've seen them go for over $50 LNIB!!! Despite the fact that they look cool, they are apparently very accurate....I'll still take my $20 Shure guage anyday.

James R.
 
Shure SFG-2 is unusable with Decca cartridges and many moving coil cartridges because the stylus platform is steel and interacts with cartridges having an external magnetic field.
 
GP49 said:
Shure SFG-2 is unusable with Decca cartridges and many moving coil cartridges because the stylus platform is steel and interacts with cartridges having an external magnetic field.
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Only if the Shure gauge is made of 4 series steel. All 3 of mine are 3 series steel and non-magnetic. I don't know why Shure did that for a period of time.
 
I have the AR mentioned, the Garrard SPG-3 and Shure SFG-2 manual gauges. I prefer the Shure buy a good margin. All three work well. The Shure unit just seems ot fit all of my applications while the others do not.
 
motorstereo said:
I have a cheapo; cheapo ar stylus gauge that's totally plastic. The beam, base and weights are all plastic that even look and feel cheap. I recently checked it against my new digital scale for accuracy. I couldn't believe it. The damn el cheapo ar plastic junker is only off by 2 one hundredths of a gram. What might that be I wonder? Possibly the weight of a pregnant mosquito? Decided to keep the little junker after that as 2 one hundredths is plenty close enough for me.
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Might be the same one I got with my AR XA turn table.

Might be worth a few pennies on Ebay! :D
 
My fave is the Audio Technica stamped alu beam, so simple & cheap it could be in Cracker Jacks. It works as well for all practical purposes as any of the others.
 
I ought to get one of the Garrard gauges. I have some stuff, actually on two of my Garrards, that need more than the 3g I can get from the SFG2. The old Type A just needs a little more heft to reliably kick the cycle cam over and not just stall the stylus in one spot because it can't overcome the friction of the mechanism.
 
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