Woody Tonearm Specifications:
Woody Universal Tonearm: $2500 US list price in the Lacquered Brass finish. The Woody Universal Tonearm can be set up to play any standard mount cartridge (1/2 inch screw spacing) in any compliance range. The compliance ranges are Low (5 to 8 compliance units), Medium (10 to 16 compliance units), or High (18 to 30 units). The Woody Universal Tonearm comes with headshells and headshell adjuster plates of three different materials (brass, aluminum and Spanish Cedar), allowing the arm to maintain the preferred resonant frequency of 8 Hz using cartridges with compliances ranging from low to very high. Add $160 US if the Smokey Silver finish is required.
Woody SPU Tonearm: $2640 list price, in the Lacquered Brass finish. When mounted per the instructions, the included sliding mounting plate of the Woody SPU Tonearm will allow adjustment to play both SPU Type G and Type A cartridges, as well as low or medium compliance standard mount cartridges (1/2 inch screw spacing) using a customer supplied universal headshell. Overhang adjusted with sliding mounting plate (included). Alignment adjusted with articulated arm wand. Add $160 if the Smokey Silver finish is required. Add $100 if a Pete Riggle Universal Wood Headshell is to be included.
Range of cartridge masses accommodated: 3 to 17 grams
Range of cartridge compliances accomodated: 5 to 30 compliance units (at 10 Hz) for the Woody Universal tonearm, 5 to 20 compliance units (at 10 Hz) for the Woody SPU tonearm.
Mounting hole dimensions: 1.25 inches (31.75 mm) diameter for the Woody Universal Tonearm
Mounting slot dimensions: 1.25 inch by 2.5 inch slot for Woody SPU Tonearm (1.125 inch by 2.5 inch slot by special request)
Finishes: Metal parts in Lacquered Brass or Smokey Silver; wood parts finished with hand applied French polish
Tonearm effective lengths for Woody Universal Tonearm: 229 mm (9 inches), 240 mm (9.45 inches), 254 mm (10 inches), or 310 mm (12.2 inches). Other lengths as specified by customer, up to 16 inches.
Tonearm effective length for Woody SPU Tonearm: 325.5 mm (12.8 inches)
Tonearm effective mass: As required to achieve 8 Hz resonant frequency for specific cartridge or cartridges
Headshell materials for Woody Universal Tonearm: Three headshells, brass, aluminum, and Spanish Cedar
Headshell adjuster plate materials for Woody Universal Tonearm: Three headshell adjuster plates, brass, aluminum, and Spanish Cedar
Headshell mounting screw and nut: Brass and Nylon
Cartridge mounting screws/nuts included: 2-56 brass
Cartridge screw spacing: 1/2 inch
Finger Lift: Ergonomically configured Spanish Cedar
Tonearm wand material: Western red cedar is standard. Other woods as practical by special arrangement with customer.
Counterweight: Brass Counterweight for the Common Man ™, modified for low center of gravity
Counterweight stub: Hollow stainless steel
Pivot Bearing: Unique short coupled Stringtheory(tm) string unipivot is stiff laterally and vertically
Tonearm handling: Snubber provides handling similar to standard gimble bearings
Oil damping: standard
Tonearm wire and cable are continuous from the Cardas cartridge clips to the connectors at the phono stage
Adjustments:
— VTA on the Fly, using patented VTAF(tm) mechanism, including VTAF Teflon Upgrade
— Azimuth On the Fly, using unique AZOF(tm) mechanism
— Anti-Skate On the Fly, with ASOF(tm) system (rotate string bearing knurled support knob)
— Anti-skate lock: set screw with knurled knob
— Tracking force: slide counterweight, lock with knurled thumb screw
— Overhang and cartridge alignment, Woody Universal Tonearm: knurled nut with slotted headshell adjuster plate
— Overhang and cartridge alignment Woody SPU Tonearm:
_ sliding mounting plate for overhang
_ articulated arm wand for alignment
— Lateral Balance : rotate counterweight
— Lift/lower mechanism height adjustment: set screw with knurled knob
Adjustment tools: Knurled knobs eliminate the need for adjustment tools (hex wrenches not required)
Tonearm Rest and Lock: Rosewood tonearm rest with magnetic tonearm hold-down
Indicator: Azimuth and VTA indicated by circular bubble level
Setup tools included:
— circle template for mounting hole
— mounting distance gage (mm scale and caliper)
— overhang gage
— alignment protractor
Woody Universal Tonearm: $2500 US list price in the Lacquered Brass finish. The Woody Universal Tonearm can be set up to play any standard mount cartridge (1/2 inch screw spacing) in any compliance range. The compliance ranges are Low (5 to 8 compliance units), Medium (10 to 16 compliance units), or High (18 to 30 units). The Woody Universal Tonearm comes with headshells and headshell adjuster plates of three different materials (brass, aluminum and Spanish Cedar), allowing the arm to maintain the preferred resonant frequency of 8 Hz using cartridges with compliances ranging from low to very high. Add $160 US if the Smokey Silver finish is required.
Woody SPU Tonearm: $2640 list price, in the Lacquered Brass finish. When mounted per the instructions, the included sliding mounting plate of the Woody SPU Tonearm will allow adjustment to play both SPU Type G and Type A cartridges, as well as low or medium compliance standard mount cartridges (1/2 inch screw spacing) using a customer supplied universal headshell. Overhang adjusted with sliding mounting plate (included). Alignment adjusted with articulated arm wand. Add $160 if the Smokey Silver finish is required. Add $100 if a Pete Riggle Universal Wood Headshell is to be included.
Range of cartridge masses accommodated: 3 to 17 grams
Range of cartridge compliances accomodated: 5 to 30 compliance units (at 10 Hz) for the Woody Universal tonearm, 5 to 20 compliance units (at 10 Hz) for the Woody SPU tonearm.
Mounting hole dimensions: 1.25 inches (31.75 mm) diameter for the Woody Universal Tonearm
Mounting slot dimensions: 1.25 inch by 2.5 inch slot for Woody SPU Tonearm (1.125 inch by 2.5 inch slot by special request)
Finishes: Metal parts in Lacquered Brass or Smokey Silver; wood parts finished with hand applied French polish
Tonearm effective lengths for Woody Universal Tonearm: 229 mm (9 inches), 240 mm (9.45 inches), 254 mm (10 inches), or 310 mm (12.2 inches). Other lengths as specified by customer, up to 16 inches.
Tonearm effective length for Woody SPU Tonearm: 325.5 mm (12.8 inches)
Tonearm effective mass: As required to achieve 8 Hz resonant frequency for specific cartridge or cartridges
Headshell materials for Woody Universal Tonearm: Three headshells, brass, aluminum, and Spanish Cedar
Headshell adjuster plate materials for Woody Universal Tonearm: Three headshell adjuster plates, brass, aluminum, and Spanish Cedar
Headshell mounting screw and nut: Brass and Nylon
Cartridge mounting screws/nuts included: 2-56 brass
Cartridge screw spacing: 1/2 inch
Finger Lift: Ergonomically configured Spanish Cedar
Tonearm wand material: Western red cedar is standard. Other woods as practical by special arrangement with customer.
Counterweight: Brass Counterweight for the Common Man ™, modified for low center of gravity
Counterweight stub: Hollow stainless steel
Pivot Bearing: Unique short coupled Stringtheory(tm) string unipivot is stiff laterally and vertically
Tonearm handling: Snubber provides handling similar to standard gimble bearings
Oil damping: standard
Tonearm wire and cable are continuous from the Cardas cartridge clips to the connectors at the phono stage
Adjustments:
— VTA on the Fly, using patented VTAF(tm) mechanism, including VTAF Teflon Upgrade
— Azimuth On the Fly, using unique AZOF(tm) mechanism
— Anti-Skate On the Fly, with ASOF(tm) system (rotate string bearing knurled support knob)
— Anti-skate lock: set screw with knurled knob
— Tracking force: slide counterweight, lock with knurled thumb screw
— Overhang and cartridge alignment, Woody Universal Tonearm: knurled nut with slotted headshell adjuster plate
— Overhang and cartridge alignment Woody SPU Tonearm:
_ sliding mounting plate for overhang
_ articulated arm wand for alignment
— Lateral Balance : rotate counterweight
— Lift/lower mechanism height adjustment: set screw with knurled knob
Adjustment tools: Knurled knobs eliminate the need for adjustment tools (hex wrenches not required)
Tonearm Rest and Lock: Rosewood tonearm rest with magnetic tonearm hold-down
Indicator: Azimuth and VTA indicated by circular bubble level
Setup tools included:
— circle template for mounting hole
— mounting distance gage (mm scale and caliper)
— overhang gage
— alignment protractor
Pete Riggle Audio
2112 S. Olympia Street, Kennewick WA 99337, USA
shop phone: 509 582 4548 email: peteriggle@msn.com
VTAF™ Trademarked. U.S.Patent No. 7630288.
Website content Copyright © 2019 Pete Riggle Audio, All Rights Reserved.
2112 S. Olympia Street, Kennewick WA 99337, USA
shop phone: 509 582 4548 email: peteriggle@msn.com
VTAF™ Trademarked. U.S.Patent No. 7630288.
Website content Copyright © 2019 Pete Riggle Audio, All Rights Reserved.