Rewiring and adjusting of a vintage tonearm

00:00 - Title
00:21 - Introduction
00:43 - Why is this tonearm as a specimen of vintage tonearms?
01:27 - The kind of bearing we will work on
02:01 - The kind of wiring we will work on
02:46 - Type and quality of tools
03:11 - Nasty previous attempts of adjusting the bearings
03:33 - The bearings locking nuts
04:36 - Your workbench and preparations
06:33 - Deciding how to proceed
07:24 - Removing the Mdin lower connector
08:08 - Desoldering the lower Mdin connector
09:46 - Removing the headshell connector
10:51 - A few words about the ground wire...
11:07 - Removing the bearings' adjustment screws
15:43 - Bearings de-gritting
19:10 - Adjusting the horizontal bearing
22:20 - Solder the new wires to the Mdin connector
24:32 - Pulling the new wires in
26:37 - Re-assembling the vertical bearings' adjustment screws
29:38 - The Mdin connector go back to his nest..
31:12 - Solder the signal wires to the headshell connector
36:22 - Final bearings adjustments
38:14 - Bearings' adjustment screws locking nuts go back in place

In this video, you will learn how to rewire and adjust the bearings of a classic 70s and 80s Japanese tonearm.
The tonearm we use in this video is the Tokyo Sound ST-14 tonearm; it is a very rare tonearm. However, the construction is typical of many vintage and new tonearms, and you can find helpful hints even if you don't own this specific model.

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