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

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Van Landingham" <danvanlandingham at yahoo.com>
>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.
>
>
Actually, Dual headshells are MUCH scarcer than Dual TT's...in fact, most 
Dual TT's
found in "thrift stores" will be missing their headshells (they are easily 
removed and
small enough to be placed in pockets...!).

Steven C. Barr