[78-L] 78s (sort of) and Cylinders in the news

[Michael Biel]

Don Chichester wrote:
> I use a Dictaphone transport to play my cylinders.  I removed the player portion of the machine, leaving just the mandrel  and the motor.  Speed is adjustable via a small screw on the bottom of the machine,  I have fashioned an arm/pivot out of parts from other phonos, using an 20 inch strip of balsa wood as my arm.  A mgnetic cartridge is attached with appropriate wiring.  The longer the arm, the less misalignment of the stylus at the beginning and end of the cylinder.  The arm extends about 5 inches beyond the pivot to allow a counterbalance.  When assembled, the stylus rides along the top of the cylinder as it rotates on the mandrel.  Works ok for me.  Don
>   

Yes, this is what I mentioned that George Blacker had used.  He 
described it in a Record Research article back in the 1970s. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com