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Someone please help ID my tonearm

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BA3000

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Hey Everyone. I’ve been following the forums for quite a while, but just recently signed up and this is my first post. I was hoping someone might be able to identify the make and model of my tonearm. There is no apparent brand name or logo visible. I bought my whole turntable setup that it’s mounted on at an estate sale. The turntable is a VPI HW-19 and the cartridge is a Koetsu. So I’ve always assumed the tonearm was also high-end. Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated!B431E8D1-9BB6-40DC-B6E9-A35EA6C9C183.jpeg249DBA60-8319-4A13-B7AB-BDCDA64FCFC1.jpeg3C4EF12F-C772-41D4-A494-56AC9B9AED3A.jpeg7E75E50B-DDAF-4E17-98E2-81269C0A2B6E.jpeg879B7E08-854A-4600-A18A-0A98E18AD1C0.jpeg
 

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Also a very good tonearm, right up there with the best of its time (which was the time when tonearms really mattered). If it didn't come with a manual, download it at Vinyl Engine. There are enough unusual aspects of the design that winging it probably isn't a good idea. You adjust overhang by loosening the locking screw and rotating the tone arm, the vertical and horizontal bearings aren't in the same plane, and the tube is cigar shaped, if I recall correctly.
 
Nat said:
Also a very good tonearm, right up there with the best of its time (which was the time when tonearms really mattered). If it didn't come with a manual, download it at Vinyl Engine. There are enough unusual aspects of the design that winging it probably isn't a good idea. You adjust overhang by loosening the locking screw and rotating the tone arm, the vertical and horizontal bearings aren't in the same plane, and the tube is cigar shaped, if I recall correctly.
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Thank you, Nat. That was going to be a follow-up question: would anybody know the ins and outs of this tonearm? I’m definitely going to see about getting a manual.
 
Very easy to get one at VE. Just sign up - it's free - and download it.
Though it occurs to me I am just assuming they have it. I think I read it once, so I hope my assumption is correct.
 
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