Hey, just wondering if anyone knows of a good manual tonearm cue lift widget you can buy and add to an existing turntable/tonearm? I have a manual turntable with tonearm that has no tonearm cue lift lever of any kind. I'd like to add one.
I found some $65 ones from China on the big auction site, which look pretty decent...
1PC EIZZ 14mm Tonearm Arm Lifter for MICRO 1203 FR64 64S LP Vinyl Turntable DIY | eBay
and Rega makes one for $50, made to add to their turntables.
rega replacement Tonearm Lift/cueing Lever for most rega arms AUTHORIZED-DEALER | eBay
There's a cheaper Chinese one too. Looks like mostly plastic construction...
Tonearm Lifter Safety Raiser For LP Turntable Disc Vinyl Record Player Durable | eBay
Some $130 ones sold by Yamamoto in Japan look very nice, but that seems like a lot of money for this...
Yamamoto sound craft AL-2AL-2 Arm lifter Record Player Accessories 4939325081462 | eBay
The tonearm tube on my setup sits about 3.5cm above the deck while playing a record, so the lifter would have to lift the tube up at least another 5mm to get the needle off the record. If use the Rega one or the EIZZ one, I'll probably need to build a little platform to put it at the correct height. Maybe make a little platform out of a nice piece of dark-stained wood like the Yamamoto one...
Any other ideas for this?
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I found some $65 ones from China on the big auction site, which look pretty decent...
1PC EIZZ 14mm Tonearm Arm Lifter for MICRO 1203 FR64 64S LP Vinyl Turntable DIY | eBay
and Rega makes one for $50, made to add to their turntables.
rega replacement Tonearm Lift/cueing Lever for most rega arms AUTHORIZED-DEALER | eBay
There's a cheaper Chinese one too. Looks like mostly plastic construction...
Tonearm Lifter Safety Raiser For LP Turntable Disc Vinyl Record Player Durable | eBay
Some $130 ones sold by Yamamoto in Japan look very nice, but that seems like a lot of money for this...
Yamamoto sound craft AL-2AL-2 Arm lifter Record Player Accessories 4939325081462 | eBay
The tonearm tube on my setup sits about 3.5cm above the deck while playing a record, so the lifter would have to lift the tube up at least another 5mm to get the needle off the record. If use the Rega one or the EIZZ one, I'll probably need to build a little platform to put it at the correct height. Maybe make a little platform out of a nice piece of dark-stained wood like the Yamamoto one...
Any other ideas for this?
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Since Jelco went out of business and the JL-45 tonearm lift is not available anymore I don't know what I'm going to due when I need another one myself. Last Jelco I purchased was about $100 and it was the last one they had in stock. I need a lift for my Audio Technica ATP-12T tonearm so I machined a bracket to accept it. Works fine but unatainium now.
That EISS unit looks interesting, wonder if it's plated brass or if it's aluminum.
Other alternative is to buy a tonearm parts unit for one.
BillWojo
That EISS unit looks interesting, wonder if it's plated brass or if it's aluminum.
Other alternative is to buy a tonearm parts unit for one.
BillWojo
The EIZZ looks good in the pics. I was going buy one of these but ended up finding a Jelco for $110AUD.
The EIZZ looks like a copy of the Jelco. The thing I liked about the EIZZ was the adjustable rotation of the arm raiser.
The EIZZ looks like a copy of the Jelco. The thing I liked about the EIZZ was the adjustable rotation of the arm raiser.
Hi, i have recently bought one of these & they are very smooth in operation, much better than the Rega devise
Cheers
Cheers
Hey folks check out this fella, he custom makes these lifters, I have one of his tonearm lifters mounted on a Elac Miracord turntable. His restoration work is bloody amazing.
Tonearm lifting device for installation on a plinth.
Tonearm lifting device for installation on a plinth.