Precise pivot to spindle distance

clabe
i also use the 8C and used a feikhert to set it up. i can get close to the 231.44, but not exactly using the feikhert, which reads in 1mm increments. i don't think that getting the pivot to spindle distance set to the second decimal place is required (or practically possible based on the fact that you have to eyeball the pivot centre on the arm anyway). then on top of that, you have to set the cartridge offset to the either baerwald or loefgrin scale, which again would overshadow any discrepancy in the p2s distance. the feikhert is easy to use and is very practical if you have more than 1 arm to set up (as i have). other protractors are dedicated to certain arms and may or may not be more accurate, but certainly not as flexible.
don

clabe
thank you for your comments on my system(s). i bought the rx1500 new in the box in the mid '80s. it's been taken to a new level with the 8C.
my benz ebony does not seat perfectly parallel with the front of the headshell. i also have a benz H20 on a breuer 5C and it also sits a tiny bit skewed. they both are perfectly aligned according to the feikhert. i may print off the template from the link listed by HDM above, just for comparison.
don