Philips 312 - Changing headshell

[gary f]

Hello

I have a Philips 312 Turntable. There was a bad contact with the cart so I decided to change it. Bought a Grado Black, but the grado won't fit in the Philips Headshell(non standard is bad!).

I'm thinking of changing the headshell completely.

More photos to come
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[gary f]

As you can see, the actual cartridge kind of fit in the headshell

 

[gary f]

But the Grado don'T have the same pinout

I could remove the old headshell and unsolder the wire and put some clips to connect the cart.

The tonearm diameter is 6mm (a bit less than 1/4 in).

Do you know anything that could fit?

What about this?
http://www.mrstylus.com/en/headshells/1001.html


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[gary f]

Oh yeah, the tonearm is NOT a standard bayonet mount style. Is is simply a straight aluminium tube.

Also, i am considering rewirering the tonearm at the same time. Can this be done easily?

Thanks for any input.
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