DIY Tonearm Calypso

My friend and colleague Daniel built this beautiful direct driven turntable and used Calypso parts for his tonearm which might be inspiring to other DIY builders. Take a look at his clever solutions for adjustment of damping, azimuth and height and enjoy the pictures of this highly individual and brilliant sounding tonearm: The basic concept: The tonearm is hanging at two threads. To prevent it from swinging, the grey 3D-printed bearing body is damped by silicone oil (100 000 cSt) in the black cup below. The cup can be screwed upwards and downwards to adjust the damping by changing the oil level. Each thread can be adjusted separately by moving two grub screws inserted to the transverse beam which is screw threaded internally. If one thread length is changed, the azimuth is affected. If both threads are shortened or longered simultaneously, the tonearm height will be changed. The counterweight assembly is also threaded for exact adjustment of tracking force The