I strongly believe it is on the right side because most of the world is right handed (like more then 80%) and so you must lift the tone arm up and down with your right hand, so it is on the right side. That is the only reason. I find it very hard to believe that it is there for any other reason. Of course I am assuming that if the assembly was on the left corner the tonearm and stylus would be designed to the record would not wear any differently.
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i figure its on the right side from back when record players were just coming out...they put the tonearm on the right side considering, like auujay said, most people are right handed
then i guess that idea just became the norm while turntables evolved
however i don't think it would be possible to have it on the left side
all records are pressed in the same spiral way, if you had it on the left side you would have to have the record spinning the opposite way and that would mean your record would be playing backwards
it would be dumb to have it on the left side now because that would result in lefty and righty records to be produced...and imagine how annoying that would be if you found the one record you've always wanted but it was for a lefty table...or the club you were playing at had the tonearm on the wrong side
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May-23-2003 21:38
Vlad
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If you want the tonearm to be on the left side, than just simply take your turntable and spin it 180 degrees, its now on the left side
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Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !
May-23-2003 23:30
YuVaL
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hmm
i wonder
u guys say that it was made for right handers..
but i mean
if the tonearm is on the right side
you'd have to be pushin the vinyl bad and forth, with your LEFT hand... isn't that weird?, considering more then 80 % are right handed?
May-23-2003 23:47
Spin Doctor
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The most obvious question that needs to be answered is why the convention grew that records spin clockwise instead of anti-clockwise.
May-24-2003 00:46
Tiger777
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quote:
Originally posted by YuVaL
hmm
i wonder
u guys say that it was made for right handers..
but i mean
if the tonearm is on the right side
you'd have to be pushin the vinyl bad and forth, with your LEFT hand... isn't that weird?, considering more then 80 % are right handed?
It has nothing to do with right or left hand things. I for example, have no problems using the tonearm on the right with my left hand... (I'm lefthanded)
Needle and direction of the platter must be the same to reduce the wearing..;
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Originally posted by YuVaL
hmm
i wonder
u guys say that it was made for right handers..
but i mean
if the tonearm is on the right side
you'd have to be pushin the vinyl bad and forth, with your LEFT hand... isn't that weird?, considering more then 80 % are right handed?
read my post
turntables weren't initially designed for DJs or people to be cueing the record while its playing...they were designed to play music via you putting the needle on the record and letting it spin
most people are right handed and there for are more steady with their right hand when putting the needle down...even if they were designed strictly for djs initially...it would make sense to put it on the right side...
you can always cue the record with either hand, but its REALLY awkward to put the needle on the record with your left hand
todays players just follow route with the originals...it became the standard
that's the reason why records are pressed to spin clockwise, because of the initial development of turntables
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May-24-2003 01:09
Bryant
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How about putting the tonearm upsidedown on the left bottom corner?
May-24-2003 04:23
YuVaL
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Originally posted by Kid Lax
read my post
turntables weren't initially designed for DJs or people to be cueing the record while its playing...they were designed to play music via you putting the needle on the record and letting it spin
most people are right handed and there for are more steady with their right hand when putting the needle down...even if they were designed strictly for djs initially...it would make sense to put it on the right side...
you can always cue the record with either hand, but its REALLY awkward to put the needle on the record with your left hand
todays players just follow route with the originals...it became the standard
that's the reason why records are pressed to spin clockwise, because of the initial development of turntables
oh ok.. now i understand..
im left handed as well. and have no problem playing the needle on with my right hand...
anyway.. it was just a question i was thinking about.. seemed to interest me.. thank you all for ur replies and help..
May-24-2003 10:18
Silky Silk
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Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Saskatoon, Canada
It's possible to have the tonearm on the left side without running the stylus the wrong way.... instead of having it come from the top down, have it go from the left to the right. So basically move the tonearm to the other side and rotate it 90 degrees counter-clockwise. It's basically the same effect as just turning the deck battle-style.
That's kinda fucked up...
