[78-L] Playing old discs with old sets (was: Warner"Big Band"set - Go watch it! <vbg> )

[martha]

 We've used tungs-tone needles before, and never noticed signs of wear 
(black stuff on the needle, for instance)

Considering all the very many near-pristine Red Seals out there, either they 
were never played or needle-changing was religiously followed.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Warner"Big Band"set - Go watch it! <vbg>


> Actually it can't have been that bad. This machine was purchased (second 
> hand)
> by my parents for use at music appreciation evenings, as part of a 
> fund-raising
> program, and the records in their collection are still in great shape. By 
> the
> way, I never saw single-play steel needles till recent years..when I was a 
> kid,
> we used RCA Victor Red Seal Needles, which were good for about 10 plays.
>
> dl
>
> david.diehl at hensteeth.com wrote:
>>  >How many plays would it take to kill a record (wear it out) on that 
>> machine?
>> With a tungstone needle, once would just about do it!
>> DJD