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We recommend rechecking all the previous settings once done.
This template is made for Pro-Ject tonearms or other tonearms which have the following pivot to spindle
lengths:
200 mm (used on Pro-
Ject 8,6” tonearms)
212 mm (used on Pro-
Ject 9”
tonearms)
238 mm (used on Pro-
Ject 10” tonearms)
291,6 mm (used on Pro-
Ject 12” tonearms)
Please consult the manual of your turntable or tonearm, should you use a different brand.
The overhang of this tool is defined by the Bearwald method. Bearwald has an overhang of 16,21 mm.
Your Pro-Ject turntable comes factory aligned with an overhang different to the Bearwald method! For
example: Debut Carbon EVO and Debut PRO come aligned with 18,5mm overhang. X2 B with 18mm
overhang. Check your turntable
’
s manual for the factory adjusted overhang, and don
’
t worry if your
factory fresh turntable doesn
’
t align by default with the Align it PRO and its Baerwald curve. That is
because the factory alignment is not done using the Baerwald method!
The effective length of your tonearm is the result of pivot to spindle distance PLUS overhang added together.
For example: Pro-Ject turntables with 8,6
”
tonearms use a pivot to spindle distance of 200mm, add the
overhang to that and you are at 216,21 mm effective length (=8.5
”
).
Pro-Ject 8,6
”
tonearms use an overhang of 18,5 mm and the above-mentioned pivot to spindle
distance of 200 mm. This results in an effective length of 218,5 mm (=8,6
”
). A cartridge alignment
protractor for the Pro-Ject standard is included with all our turntables. The Align it PRO gives you access
to the Baerwald alignment method, one, if not the most popular and versatile curves in use.