A sliding SME base

 Here are photos, kindly sent by Chris, of his RP1 on his Thorens.
It is using an SME adapter, ostensibly for Ortofon arms, which comes from Hong Kong.
The ebay link is here. I have also seen them advertised in clear anodising (silver finish). Another black option is here

It looks good and isn't too expensive. As a finishing touch, an option is to paint the silver knob black, or get a gold plated one.

RP1 arm sold on Ebay

There was a late model RP1 on ebay.   The arm is 1994, so must have been made after Source Odyssey closed and I was making the arms myself again as Odyssey Engineering after buying the remaining stock of parts.

The baseplate is signed,  which not all arms were. So if you have an arm without a signature, it doesn't mean it isn't genuine!

 If you were unlucky in the bidding, keep an eye on my blog and look in from time to time to see if anything is available.