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Additional armwand for Graham Phantom?

I have a Phantom II and have considered a second armwand for a mono cartridge, but was concerned removing and re-installing the armwand would throw off the meticulous cartridge alignment I did with a Mint LP Best Tractor. It took me hours to get it right. I know I could test this myself by removing and re-installing my armwand, and then check the alignment with the custom made Tractor. But I'm wondering what other Phantom owners think about this. Does an armwand go on and off precisely enough that there would be no change in geometry?
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Thanks for the responses. It sounds like cartridge alignment should stay consistent taking an armwand off and on, but azimuth might not. This might not be too much of a concern for me since I haven’t yet worked very hard at dialing in azimuth. The most convenient route would be a second arm. I have one, purchased on Audiogon pre-owned that I've never used, but I'm pretty sure it’s in working order. But getting an arm base for my table would be a problem. So a second armwand is an option but I’ve thought resetting VTF and VTA each time I want to listen to a mono record with a mono cart would get tedious. Regarding azimuth, I’ve never felt confident about setting it by ear until I read this:

http://www.durand-tonearms.com/Support/Support/azimuth.html

Once my turntable is back to operable (I’m currently without a power supply for the motor), I’m looking forward to trying this azimuth setting method.
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