Put a small piece of red tape on the end of the cue lever. This will help you notice whether it’s up or down. After 20 or so years, you won’t need the red flag.
Flag Doohickey to Indicate Status of Tonearm Lever
Last night, I forgot to turn the tonearm lever in the up position after a record finished playing. This caused a problem when I went to play another record and the tonearm clumsily landed on the record. Luckily, it didn't land too hard, but I can foresee issues as all it takes is that one time. Besides the obvious of making sure the lever is down each time, what do you guys and gals do to ensure that the lever is down at all times? I was thinking of a visible flag indicator doohickey of some sort to let me know if the lever is in the up or down position, but no luck in a web search. I also thought about leaving the lever in the down position all the time and just manually lowering on the record each time - kinda defeats the purpose of having an arm lift but might be a potential solution.
Let me know if you guys and gals do.
Thanks in advance.