Looking for some turntable/tonearm/cartridge guidance


Hoping someone can help me determine if this combo will work or not. I'm trying to complete my new turntable, Michell Gyro SE. I have a Michell TecnoArm 2 on order, but it's been months and I'm not confident it'll even show up anymore. I found a Moerch DP-6 9" Precision Red Tube, with the proper armboard for table. I have a new Hana ML cartridge ready to mount once I get an arm. 
Based off the vinylengine tool, I think I'd be in the 10-11 Hz area (7.5g mass arm, 9.5g cartridge weight). That seems to be correct, but I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the Moerch arms. Would that arm be an improvement over the TecnoArm, assuming I ever even got it?

coreyt

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@mijostyn I was looking at the RB3000 recently, unfortunately I can't find an armboard for the turntable for Rega. This turntable has been a pain to finish actually. I've had it since August, but there are no Rega armboards anywhere, same with the Michell arms. I have one on order from the US distributor directly, but it's just dragging on and on. I have an SME armboard, but newer SME arms are well out of my price range right now, and the 3009s seem to be not so great based on reviews. Though at this point, "not so great" is better than nothing maybe.

@williewonka I looked into the Series Six a while back, but after emailing they never responded about what kind of armboard I'd need to mount on the Gyro. Googling I haven't found anything. 

@lewm I had a similar thought, but this table is a floating suspension type. The armboard is pretty much just a ring with 3 holes to mount it to the floating plinth. I just have no idea how I would know what needs to be in place for a Rega arm to mount to something. Then the weight is specific too from my understanding of the board. Basically if someone had a diagram of what to make I'd definitely look into finding someone to make one out of wood/metal/acrylic. Nothing comes up when I look though.

@mijostyn Don't get me wrong, I'd much prefer the TecnoArm, or pretty much any Rega arm. The Moerch came up on eBay with the armboard for my turntable. I'm coming up on 6 months of having a turntable with no tonearm. I'm getting desperate to finish the thing so I can finally use it. I'm going to skip the Moerch, and hold out for the TecnoArm. Maybe I'll luck out and it'll finally ship this week haha. 
If this goes on much longer, I'll just find a cheap SME 3009 S2 on eBay and mount that I guess.