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

[Ron L'Herault]

Ellliptical refers to the shape of the point, not the material.  In theory
you could make an elliptically shaped tip out of anything.  The elliptical
shape is good in many cases because it follows the groove walls closely yet
lets the needle move and not rattle if it is the right width.  Somewhere on
the web there are some nice diagrams showing this but I don’t remember well.
If you have close to $500 you can get a set of 6 styli that fit a Stanton
500 cartridge.  They are all diamonds, most are elliptical.  That way one
can choose the needle best suited to the groove of the record you hope to
play.

Ron L

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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of leonard schwartz
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] the proper needle specs for playing 78s

ok..but in your responce you mentioned ellipitcal point needles and you
never mentioned diamond ones..which one is better?
 

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 From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 10:56 AM
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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?
>
>
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>   From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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> 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
>>
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