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

[Dan Van Landingham]

I guess a better choice of words would have been headshell but in this case,the cartridge is mounted on a "platform" the cartridge was mounted on.You released the "headshell" with a lever.I had several different 'Duals that used that setup.My first being a circa 1968 Dual 1019 I bought at a Salvation Army thrift store
back in early 1982 in Coos Bay,Oregon.I also bought an old Heathkit AA-15 integrated amp along with it.I had it repaired and used it for many years and until in internal short stopped it around 1993.It was good
but I wouldn't use it now due to the vast improvements in audio amplifiers and receivers in the last fifteen y-
ears.



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From: Jeff Lichtman <jeff at swazoo.com>
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Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 5:00:45 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Damage Control on Acoustic 78s? - PART II (David Lennick)


>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
                                jeff at swazoo.com
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