The function of carrying the cartridge across the disc is complex. Lateral tracking error must be minimized by optimum offset angle and overhang. Various methods have been used to avoid tracking errors.
"I was completely blown away by the quality of the work you performed on these very old (70+ years), home-made 78rpm records. I had not tried to even play the records for decades because the last time I tried it was impossible to hear much of anything but the scratches. I realize that a couple of them were not able to be fully restored - that ..."
