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Help with getting shims for my Ortofon Cadenza Blue.

I have a Technics SL-1200G with a Cadenze Blue.   I haven't bought a USB microscope yet, but it looks like I have too much VTA.   And I have a Ortofon LH-9000 headshell.  Even with my tonearm is all the way down, I seem to have way too much VTA.   The bottom of the cartridge is parallel to the record.

I think I need something like a wedge shim to lower to back side (closest to the tonearm pivot point) of my cartridge.   Can anyone give me some recommendations.   Or even heard of too much VTA
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avanti1960
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i have the cadenza blue on a technics also.  use the stock headshell because it puts the cartridge closer to the platter.  i use one shim to keep the azimuth ridge out of the headshell recesses.  
for a great starting point put a small round bubble level on top of the headshell and adjust vta dial until it is level, assuming the platter is level, stylus in the groove of an lp and VTF adjusted to compensate for the weight of the bubble level.  
https://www.lpgear.com/product/SCREWONWTS.html
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