[78-L] playback of broken records WAS Homer and Jethro--33 King sides only

[David Lennick]

It depends on the cartridge and stylus. The Shure N78S probably wouldn't take a 
crack well (it doesn't take ANYTHING well in my opinion) and the Stantons track 
at too light a force, but the Shure SS78E is the best stylus for bumps, warps, 
cracks and other disasters. It also plays good records well. Too bad it's not 
available anywhere (I have one knock-off version and it's not good).

Weren't there some special records in the early 1900s, like commemorative 
plates, that had no holes? You'd have a contraption to fit them (or it) in 
which DID have a hole in the bottom side.

dl

Mark Hendrix 78L wrote:
> Hello, David, you wrote:
> 
>> a
>> diamond is .. yeah, I'm gonna say it..  no, I'll avoid that
>> cliche. Suffice to
>> say that because the disc wasn't warped, the two halves fitted perfectly
>> together and I've been handling broken records since I was
>> breaking 'em myself
>> 60 years ago. The split was no worse than two deep scratches and
>> I played it at
>> 78.
> 
> That makes sense.  Though I suppose if you had anything other than a tight
> crack, you might risk cantilever damage.
> 
>> A record with a hole in it might be a bit of a
>> problem
> 
> It occurs to me that a record WITHOUT a hole in it might be an even bigger
> problem.  I wonder why nobody at Harmony/United/Standard/Diamond/Busy
> Bee/Aretino never thought of that!  :-)
> 
> --Mark Hendrix
> 
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