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    Hi I have just become the owner of a superb CTC Garrard 301 & SME 3009r tone arm (which I have to say I am very impressed with)....as I intend to have a couple of additional cartridges I will need a couple of spare headshells & the correct one for this arm S2-R.I cannot see any of these for sale so my question is will a S2 Headshell suffice...

    thanks
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    I have quite a few sme 3009 headshells that i will sell.

    But i dont know which one you are looking for.

    Can you post a picture or a link to the one you want.

    Thanks

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    I have one of these for sale but with the proper slotted screws . £25.00 + P&P £5.00 by Royal Mail:


    PM me if interested.
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    Quote Originally Posted by take5 View Post
    I have quite a few sme 3009 headshells that i will sell.

    But i dont know which one you are looking for.

    Can you post a picture or a link to the one you want.

    Thanks
    Hi this is the link to the S2-R headshell & box that came with my Garrard

    https://www.ebay.ie/itm/SME-S2-R-Box...-/263419496620
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    Quote Originally Posted by pidge22 View Post
    Hi this is the link to the S2-R headshell & box that came with my Garrard

    https://www.ebay.ie/itm/SME-S2-R-Box...-/263419496620
    There are no pictures available on that link.

    But he does say that he was selling an S2r box but with S2 headshell.

    I think mine are probably plain old S2 versions

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    Thanks ....I wonder if anyone can advise if the S2 will work on a 3009R tonearm....ie is there ny difference between the s2 & s2R....
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    Quote Originally Posted by pidge22 View Post
    Hi I have just become the owner of a superb CTC Garrard 301 & SME 3009r tone arm (which I have to say I am very impressed with)....as I intend to have a couple of additional cartridges I will need a couple of spare headshells & the correct one for this arm S2-R.I cannot see any of these for sale so my question is will a S2 Headshell suffice...

    thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by GrahamS View Post
    I have one of these for sale but with the proper slotted screws . £25.00 + P&P £5.00 by Royal Mail:


    PM me if interested.
    PM Sent...
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    There are at least two versions of this shell. The first had no holes and the one pictured is the famous 60's/early 70's example. Later on in the 70's, SME beefed up the metal thickness a little, riveted the finger lift to the side and thi smeant the top could be made totally flat, so the cartridge wasn't stood off the main top of the shell as it used to be.

    SME used to supply a black-tac kind of 'paste' which you could put between top of cartridge and the shell, removing the surplus with a coctail stick or similar. Tamed the slight 'edge' no end
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    Quote Originally Posted by DSJR View Post
    There are at least two versions of this shell. The first had no holes and the one pictured is the famous 60's/early 70's example. Later on in the 70's, SME beefed up the metal thickness a little, riveted the finger lift to the side and thi smeant the top could be made totally flat, so the cartridge wasn't stood off the main top of the shell as it used to be.

    SME used to supply a black-tac kind of 'paste' which you could put between top of cartridge and the shell, removing the surplus with a coctail stick or similar. Tamed the slight 'edge' no end
    Thanks for the info....hopefully the one pictured is the S2-R & will work with my 3009-R as i have bought it!
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