Mission 774 tonearm

[Tony L]

A little tatty, but boxed and a great price:

MISSION 774 TONEARM. BOXED. LINN ARMBOARD. HIGH END MODEL. COMPLETE | eBay

MISSION 774 TONEARM. An online search will provide ample evidence of its capabilities and potential. The original Mission 774 tonearmwas designed by John Bicht and incorporated optional fluid damping and a detachablealloy arm wand.

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[avalonian]

Am I right in thinking it is the same mount as SME ?
Thanks

 

[Tony L]

Yes.

PS A lot of arms will fit in a SME cutout, it is a pretty big slot so allows for a lot of different arm lengths. I assume SME did it so as mounting their arms required little precision as the arm slides in its base to align. The slot only needs to be ‘general ballpark’. Arms such as the Mission likely need the slot in the right place though.

 

[cobbers]

Spindle to pivot is 215.4 - the same as many 3009's.

 

[Martyn Miles]

Fantastic arm.
I have had mine since 1979.
And it’s staying...

 

[cobbers]

I think 2008 I bought mine - was on a Systemdek 11X900AP before the PT1.
Going nowhere.

 

[robbyd]

Went for well under its value imo.

 

[cobbers]

I would have expected around £250.