Help ID this tonearm

Jaimo · 23rd June 2008, 03:24 AM

Here's a pic of the tonearm on my beloved Garrard 301. I bought this unit about 15 years ago and was told that the arm was a Grace Arm.

Can anyone help ID this unit. It is a 12 inch double gimballed arm. The headshell and arm support were not part of the original arm.

I suspect that it's of Japanese origin and is at least 20 years old.

loveaudio · 23rd June 2008, 01:30 PM

yes it is grace arm. model is not sure.

d to the g · 24th June 2008, 03:15 AM

The gimbal is typical of many grace arms, but the J shape seems to lack the sexy curvature.

I don't see it on the list of those with pictures

Nat Eddy · 27th June 2008, 12:58 PM

Looks more like the AT arms, but lacking the black anodizing that the gimbals usually have. There were quite a few companies producing (or at least selling) arms rather similar to it, with the split counterweight and out riggers on the counterweights, so it might be hard to nail it down. My impression is that when antiskating and cuing became neccessities, some of these companies disappeared.

Jaimo · 30th June 2008, 08:31 PM

Thanks for the input.

I did another search and found a few pics of the Grace 640P that looks exactly like my arm. The only difference is the colour of the base.

d to the g · 2nd July 2008, 05:38 PM

You should really submit your picture to the vinylengine as such then. The hosting of the tonearm database has been really helpful for me in knowing the alignments and what not. It's always nice to have an image to go with it.

.d.

Jaimo · 5th July 2008, 06:01 AM

I posted a pic as soon as I figured out the arm model number.

I agree the pics on the Vinyl Engine are most helpful.

23rd June 2008, 01:30 PM	#2
loveaudio diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: victoria	grace arm for sure. yes it is grace arm. model is not sure.

5th July 2008, 06:01 AM	#7
Jaimo diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Vinyl Engine picture I posted a pic as soon as I figured out the arm model number. I agree the pics on the Vinyl Engine are most helpful.

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24th June 2008, 03:15 AM	#3
d to the g diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: minimalopolis	The gimbal is typical of many grace arms, but the J shape seems to lack the sexy curvature. I don't see it on the list of those with pictures

27th June 2008, 12:58 PM	#4
Nat Eddy diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut	Looks more like the AT arms, but lacking the black anodizing that the gimbals usually have. There were quite a few companies producing (or at least selling) arms rather similar to it, with the split counterweight and out riggers on the counterweights, so it might be hard to nail it down. My impression is that when antiskating and cuing became neccessities, some of these companies disappeared.

2nd July 2008, 05:38 PM	#6
d to the g diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: minimalopolis	You should really submit your picture to the vinylengine as such then. The hosting of the tonearm database has been really helpful for me in knowing the alignments and what not. It's always nice to have an image to go with it. .d.