[78-L] Recordio Instruction Booklet

[David Lennick]

2.5 mil modern styli and various truncated tips are just fine..in those days, 
pickups were still pretty heavy things and even "Red Seal" needles (good for 
ten plays) would be pretty rough on soft cuts.

dl

Milan P Milovanovic wrote:
> BTW, some older friend of mine, told me that listening to acetate or other 
> home recorded discs, during those 1940s era was limited to the device 
> equipped with so-called curved needle.
> 
> Do someone know anything about that?
> 
> Is it wrong to listen to acetates with contemporary diamond 2.7 mil 
> elliptical or conical needle?
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Milan
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <78records at cdbpdx.com>
> To: "78-l Online" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 5:21 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Recordio Instruction Booklet
> 
> 
> I have posted images of a 1946 Recordio instruction booklet here:
> 
> http://78records.cdbpdx.com/RECORDIO/InstrBk/
> 
> Tells how to record your own 78 rpm records on an old Wilcox Gay Recordio 
> player. You can also download a copy of this booklet in pdf format from the 
> web page.
> 
> Thought this might be of interest. CDB
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