[78-L] the proper needle specs for playing 78s

[David Lennick]

They're all diamond, unless anyone knows of styli being made with some other 
material. Some are elliptical, some are conical. Here's a crash course from 
Esoteric Sound:
http://www.esotericsound.com/CartStyli.htm

dl

On 4/9/2012 11:01 AM, leonard schwartz wrote:
> ok..but in your responce you mentioned ellipitcal point needles and you
> never mentioned diamond ones..which one is better?
>
>
> ________________________________
>   From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 10:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] the proper needle specs for playing 78s
>
> Sure it is..I don't think styli have been made with anything else in decades.
>
> dl
>
> On 4/9/2012 10:50 AM, leonard schwartz wrote:
>> hi
>> so your saying a diamond point isnt very good?
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>     From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 10:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] the proper needle specs for playing 78s
>>
>> Lots of records work better with different styli. A 2.1 mil truncated
>> elliptical point is one that I've used for a very long time (an original
>> Stanton, not an after-market one) with great success. My other favorite is
>> impossible to find, the original Shure 2.5 mil elliptical SS-78E (not the
>> after-market and definitely not the N-78-S which is garbage) that goes in the
>> SC-35C cartridge, which requires a tracking force of about 5 grams.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 4/9/2012 10:33 AM, leonard schwartz wrote:
>>> hi
>>> i have the following specs for my 78 needle..tip material...diamind...tip radius..3 mil..tracking force 1-3 grams....someone if i have the proper
>>> needle i wouldent have to worry anout the editing  stuff..
>>>
>>> lenny
>>>