| CPC G11B 3/38 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |
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1. A device comprising:
an upper tonearm tube,
a lower tonearm tube,
a connecting rod,
a headshell,
a headshell finger lift,
a counterweight tube, and
a counterweight;
wherein said headshell is mounted on and removably connected to an end of said upper tonearm tube, said upper tonearm tube extending from said lower tonearm tube and said connecting rod;
wherein said headshell contains a phonograph cartridge, a cantilever, and a stylus;
wherein said counterweight is adjustably attached to said counterweight tube and sets the vertical tracking force of said stylus in a record groove of a vinyl phonograph record;
wherein said stylus further comprises a stylus tip, said stylus tip further comprising a contact point, and wherein said contact point of said stylus tip contacts a record groove on the same horizontal plane as a tip of a unipivot pin member in a cone-shaped seating recess on said connecting rod;
wherein said upper tonearm tube is mechanically connected to said lower tonearm tube, said lower tonearm tube is mechanically connected to said connecting rod, and said connecting rod is mechanically connected to said counterweight tube; and a
a single filament, wherein said single filament is wound around an upwardly positioned horizontal winding shaft and housing, and said housing is pushed upward by means of a lower positioned internal spring;
wherein each end of said single filament is attached to the outer sides of a right and a left lower transverse crossbar;
wherein the right and left transverse crossbars are rigidly and perpendicularly connected to said tonearm at a single, rigid pivot point allowing for complete vertical and horizontal freedom of travel.
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