[78-L] Damage Control on Acoustic 78s? - PART II (David Lennick)

[Jeff Lichtman]

>I came across a Dual 1210 that was out of an old Sony tabletop 
>stereo.Does anyone know where I can
>get the platform for the tone arm?Should I get it going,what 
>companies still manufacture 78 rpm cartridges?

I don't know what you mean by "the platform for the tone arm." Do you 
have the guts of a turntable without a cabinet? If so, you might be 
able to buy or build a cabinet. In looking at oBoy I see a Dual 1210 
wooden base for a buy-it-now price of $29.95.

I wouldn't spend too much to get this turntable working. Dual 
turntables are pretty easy to find, and are usually inexpensive. 
There are several Duals on oBoy right now - for example, a model 1019 
with a current high bid of $32.

The two most popular brands of cartridge for 78s are Shure and 
Stanton. I use the Stanton 500 myself - it has the advantage that 
many different sizes of styli are easily available.


                        -        Jeff Lichtman
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