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JVC VL8 Tonearm weight

I have a vintage JVC VL8, that my dad owned since new, and he gifted it to me.  I have it running an AT ART9, and it sounds fantastic.  But, I have often wondered if the ART9 is a good match.  I've searched high and low, but cannot find the weight of the tonearm.  It is an S-shaped arm, and is aluminum or some type of alloy.  I don't want to take it apart just to weigh it, but I'm curious.  

Does anyone know the effective weight of this tonearm?
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dekay
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What you want is the "effective mass" of the tonearm, which is not the same as the "weight" of the tonearm.

Removing/weighing the tonearm would be a waste of time/energy.

My guestimate is that the effective mass of your tonearm is in the 13-15 gram range, based upon the various cartridges it successfully tracks.

DeKay
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