[78-L] Need a needle!

[Michael Biel]

Jim Whipkey wrote:
> I need some help from this well-informed list re:  finding a  stylus for  a
> phonograph.  I  got excited last night  while attending an estate auction
> and  purchased a Panasonic am/fm phonograph which plays 4 speeds,  16-33-45
> and 78.  It's model SG-650, made by Matsushita Elec. Industraial Co LTD in
> Japan.   The  radio  works fine, but  the  needle cartridge is  missing.
>   

Is it just the needle that is missing or is the entire cartridge that is 
missing?
> Search on E-Bay  failed to turn  up exact match, although there are a lot of
> needles and stylus' available. Does anyone  know where I might locate a
> stylus for this  machine? 


Check this out.  Is this what the cartridge looks like.  If so, you 
could buy this cartridge and use the needle, or use the picture to find 
the needle in other listings.  It is an L-shaped flipover needle.
http://cgi.ebay.com/CARTRIDGE-P-27,-PANASONIC-EPC-35,SEARS,-J.C.-PENNEY-_W0QQitemZ350171173097QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090226?IMSfp=TL090226111002r31627

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>  It's  really a pretty neat stereo system,  fairly
> small,  the  speakers fold out and  can be removed   with long cords to
> provide  stereo sound, the turntable  folds down.   Have looked for a
> number on the tone arm to guide me in looking for a replacement, but see
> nothing.  Although I have  some  78 players, this is the first one I've
> owned which plays 16 rpm records.  The speed on the turntable seems correct
> and there is sound  when  fingering the  connections for the stylus, so it
> appears to be  ready to go, if I can just find the right  needle.  It will
> be a bargain  regardless of whether I find a needle, the entire machine cost
> me $2.00.  Thanks in advance.
> Jim Whipkey
>
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