AL-2 is an arm lifter of a type every exception for the arms to which a lifter is not attached, and it is a convenient product which can perform the upper and lower sides of an arm smoothly by the power of oil pressure. It is used placing on a player board. It can carry out variable of the height from a player board to 39-53mm in the arm lower part. The amount of lifts is about 3mm. It is useful also when a lifter breaks down with an old arm etc.
Hydraulic Arm lift mechanism.
AL-2 is the arm lifter unit which uses a large-sized oil pressure cylinder 16mm in diameter. The African blackwood was used as the sleeve of an attachment part. An arm can be smoothly taken up and down by operating a larger lever. When raising a lifter, it moves up in a short time. When moving down, it moves slowly by oil damping, in this way positioning the needle gently on the record. It is not attached to the tone arm directly, but the arm rests on it. If you ever damaged a record by hand, you must consider using this arm lift. Besides needle damage can occur if you lift by hand.
AL-2 lifter unit can be combined with almost all players possible. Refer to the drawing on the left for use instructions.
AL-2 Dimensions:
Oil pressure cylinder : 16mm in diameter.
Diameter of a bottom of a stand section :38mm
The length of a lever : 58mm
Whole height when raising a lever : 60mm
Arm rest part length : 33mm
Amount of lifts : Height of about 3mm
Lift part : The bottom to 38-53mm adjustment is possible
The directions for arm lifter unit AL-2
(1) Put a record on the turntable of a record player first, It is in the state which attached the cartridge of use on an arm, The needle point brings to the position of the maximum inner circumference of a record board. It installs so that the range in which the lifter operates as shown in a lower figure may cover arecordboard top.
Height adjustment, A height adjustable screw adjusts using an attached hexagon wrench so that it may become an upper 5-10mm position of a record board, after the needle point has raised the lift lever. Since not much big power is not applied to a lifter section, it is not necessary to bolt a height adjustable screw strongly. The sleeve of a main part should keep in mind that it may damage if it fastens not much strongly, since it is a product made from an ebony.
(2) If the position and height of a lifter unit are decided, fix to the position using an attached tapping screw or bolt. You may use double-stick tape for fixation. however Please keep in mind that there is a case where it becomes impossible to remove finely when removing.
Height adjustment of this machine is set in the position of the lower part of an arm pipe, It can adjust from a player board to 39mm - 53mm. In asking, please confirm the height of the arm of a player in use.
The Yamamoto Soundcraft Corporation is the HiFi branch of a Japanese machinery company. The large technical possibilities the mother company has, together with Mr. Yamamoto's deep knowledge about materials, and about electronics design has resulted in this wonderful and unique line of products. The special situation here is, that the Yamamoto Soundcraft company does not have to use mechanical parts from other companies. Whatever they need, they make it themself, just the way they want it. Resulting from this is the prestine quality level of the used components.
Until 2003, the company was mainly active in Japan only. With the coming of the internet, and growing interest in tube amplifiers, international sales just "happened" to the Yamamoto company. Until then, the company was mainly known in the Japanese-only tube scene. (which is a scene for itself !) But...the internet changed the way of working. There a lot of awards and articles on Yamamoto products.
Mr. Yamamoto always presented the Audio scene surprizingly beautifull and well-designed HiFi Equipment, made of finest base materials. 
The accessories Mr. Yamamoto designs are genious products, and improve the performance of existing equipment. They are built built to exceptionally high standards: "Handcrafted" as a tag rarely ever signifies this level of bespoke luxury.
Yamamoto Sound Craft makes phono cartridges, head shells for those cartridges, a step up transformer; a phono equalizer amplifier plus a whole lot more. As you can tell Yamamoto-San is a true believer in the joys of vinyl. One of the most demanded Yamamoto accessories is the headshell made from the african ebony wood of the specific gravity 1.4, it is also used for clarinet, oboe, etc. In wood, a clear and forcible sound is the feature because of a very hard and tough material.
--- Shigeki Yamamoto ---
Here, Mr. Yamamoto demonstrates a test record player for the Japanese magazine "Analog". Please don't ask.... it is not for sale. This was only a study, showing the excellent sonic capabilities of the special treated hard wood as used for all products. 
This specially treated cherry wood is called Shashi, and has properties like Ebony wood. So it is the secret tip for Audio products, and of course the #1 choice for the HiFi equipment made by Yamamoto Soundcraft.
Shigeki Yamamoto's professional background includes experience as a high-tech machinist—some of the best and most expensive amplifiers on the planet use his precision-made Teflon tube sockets—and his product gallery is itself a portrait of an audio craftsman with greater-than-average determination: When Yamamoto has an idea for a new kind of capacitor housing—or horn, or moving-coil phono cartridge, or equipment stand, or whatever—he simply gets to work and makes the thing himself. That sort of talent seems out of place in a corporation, or in a field of endeavor that misguided souls have allowed to be dominated by a corporate mentality.
Mr. Yamamoto's music preference is jazz recordings, and he is a very critical listener. His personal experience is, only the finest, natural materials can be used to reproduce the sound in the original way, as it was recorded. For this, no weak elements can be tolerated in the entire sound chain. Only in this way, a true reproduction of the original music will be made possible, with finest details occurring that can not be heard otherwise. This search for originality and perfect materials implicates not only the use of tubes. 
It means every part of the product is subject to a careful selection process. Also the use of hard wood and other natural materials plays an important role in the complete design.
--- The Choice of materials ---
The Japanese Audiophile scene uses only original materials of highest quality and originality, going allways back to the root of the products. There is no interest in new inventions, but allways the search for originality comes first. Japanese tube enthusiasts like to improve products, but never loose the philosophy of the original design. This is how they are. You will find this quality attitude in all traditional Japanese companies like Yamamoto Soundcraft is one. They have a word for this, called Kai-Zen. It means so much as great dreams, small steps.
nice looking but why so exxpensive
its a working lift,but really the price is high for a lift for a tonearm for your turntable. there are some as good quality as low as 30dollars.
