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Tonearm mounting on Rega cutout question

Hey Everybody,

I'm a little confused and was hoping somebody could set me straight. I just bought a SOTA Comet III with a RB-250 tonearm. I got he 250 figuring that I would do the regular mods, structural and cable amd so on. Then I saw an add for the Hadcock GH228 on the 'gon last week. The add stated that the 228 would work in most Rega applications. I have also seen a review of the GH228 mounted on a P9 in 6moons.com. What is confusing me is the effective lengths and spindle to pivot distances of these arms are not the same. Is it possible to mount the Hadcock in a standard Rega post mount cutout without modifications and still be able to get the cartridge to align correctly? Thanks for any input.

Jim
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audiofeil
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The Hadcock 228 is a 9" arm and can replace any 9" Rega tonearm with one tiny modification. Since the Rega mounting hole is 1" and the Hadcock is 5/8", we sell a brass reduction ring to make the mounting a snap. It fits neatly between the tonearm and turntable. They are available in two sizes, a 1" for Rega arms and 1.5" for arms consistent with that size mounting hole.
I hope that helps.

Disclaimer: I sell Hadcock tonearms.
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