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Are there any headshells with adjustable canting?

I have a Yamaha PX-3 linear tracking turntable. The headshell that comes with the table cants when it is mounted in the arm so that the top of the headshell (and, thus, the cartridge) leans: Looking at the cartridge from the front when mounted in the arm, the headshell leans to one side, causing the stylus to lean, as well. I am not sure whether the arm tube is not perfectly aligned or whether the mounting pin on the headshell that slides into the arm is not perfectly aligned. If there is a headshell that allows rotating the assembly about the lengthwise axis of the headshell, that should fix the problem. Does anyone know who may make such a thing? Thanks very much.
je_pense

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t_bone
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Je_pense,
This is kind of a stab in the dark but...
You might want to check on the underside of the armtube to see whether there is a tiny screw for adjusting the headshell mounting collar. That tiny screw exists on the PX-1 and I think also the PX-2. If it exists, by loosening it, you should be able to shift the collar in the tube and therefore solve your azimuth problem. On the PX-1, the whole armtube can be removed, and I thought that was the case with the PX-2 but it has been a while since I played with one. I honestly don't enough about the PX-3 to say.
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