[78-L] Green stylus designation

[David Lennick]

And an after market replacement for the Shure SS35E stylus (which should be 
pale green) was pale blue (=LP). Didn't matter, it was a piece of crap.

This has been interesting..I wondered what "green" meant on Philips labels as well.

dl

Michael Biel wrote:
> Kristjan Saag wrote:
>>> If somewhat goldfish like memory serves me correctly, was
>>> this not a designation used by UK record companies to tell you which
>>> stylus to use -- green being for 78s and red I think for microgroove
>>> recordings (lps and 45s). I seem to recall that this system didn't
>>> last all that long.
>>>     
>> --
>> Not only the UK - Sweden as well. Most record players (both Scandinavian and 
>> foreign) in the 1950's had this system: green dot (N): normal groove, red 
>> dot (M): micro groove.
>> Kristjan 
>>   
> The first Webster-Chicago fonograf I had in 1950 had a Shure or Astatic 
> turnover cartridge, and they had a red paper label on the edge that the 
> LP needle would be put in, with a white label on the other edge.  
> Sometimes the replacement LP needles were colored red.  When RCA made a 
> lightweight tone arm for their gear drive professional turntables they 
> had plug-in replacement cartridges because the needles were only factory 
> replaceable.  The microgroove cartridge was red, the widegroove 
> cartridge was green, although I have never had widegroove cartridge for 
> the arms.   Ironically the early 30s RCA Victor Home Recording Needles 
> with the VERY wide tip were painted red.
> 
> Mike (red turning green over you) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
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