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(don_perron) wrote in message . com...
Hi all,

thanks for having a share in my problem. The problem ist the
following: the bearings seem to be a little bit worn out - they aren't
really tight, that means one or all bearings (horizontal and/or
vertical) have too much clearance. The bearing for horizontal tracking
might be a ball bearing. The bearing for vertical movement is a needle
bearing with ceramic bearing shells (as far as I know...).
Of course I could try to fix the problem on my own. Maybe it's just a
matter of adjusting. But my first idea was to find somebody who is
able to assemble spare parts (especially the ceramic bearing shells)
if necessary...
Nevertheless I would appreciate all hints that could help to get rid
of this problem...

Marc, in general I agree with your statement - Mission is mid-fi. But
there is at least one exception - and that's the Mission Mechanic
tonearm. Construction and appearance is similar to the Linn Ittok or
Ekos. The Mission tonearm sounds really great. At least when the
bearings are all right...

Regards

Andreas

The Mechanic tonearm doesn't seem to be very well known in North
America. It was made by GB Tools who also manufactured the Zeta arm.
Don't know if GB Tools is still around or not, but Moth in the UK was
a distributor of Zeta arms and they might be of some assistance. Mike
Harris is the guy to contact. Try the following address, and good
luck. As a current owner of a Mechanic arm, I can vouch for just how
good they can sound.

www.hi-fi-accessories-club.mcmail.com/

Mark