Grado F2

[CageyH]

Today I received my Grado F2 cartridge with a bent cantilever which came as a bonus when buying my Shure M55EM.
I straightened out the cantilever slightly, and tried it on some older vinyl. I noticed that the LH channel was slightly quieter than the RH.
My question is if this is likely to be purely the bent cantilever, or if there is a problem with the coils?

Can anybody offer some advice? It's the first time I have ever had a bent cantilever.

[Barry]

Probably a problem with azimuth - the cantilever might be straight, but in straightening it you may have twisted it slightly. Try adjusting the azimuth in arm.

[hifi_dave]

Don't play your precious records with it. It might be chiselling it's own path through the vinyl.

[CageyH]

I only played about 5 seconds of music, just to check.
I take it that there is no real issue in buying a new stylus?

[Barry]

I only played about 5 seconds of music, just to check.
I take it that there is no real issue in buying a new stylus?

No.

[walpurgis]

If there is some output on both channels, the cartridge is likely to be OK. I have come across one or two Grados completely dead on one channel.

[CageyH]

There is life in both channels, so I will have a look for a stylus.

Thanks gents.

[CageyH]

Found a "Gold 1" stylus for a good price, so may well go for it.