[78-L] 1-mil stylus

[Michael Biel]

I haven't seen this in the circular Stanton cartridge-stylus fitting
shaft, but in the Shure SC-35 they started making the square shaft
slightly smaller about ten years ago.  This causes it to fit very
loosely in older cartridge bodies.  I have a bunch of the bodies so I
have had to install one of the newer ones.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, December 02, 2012 3:58 pm
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>

The entire mounting fitted loosely in the cartridge, not the stylus in
the 
groove. And the output from this particular stylus has been louder and
hissier 
than with any other elliptical. Oddly enough, there have been one or two
discs 
that it played better than other styli did, and these were somewhat worn
Victor 
Program Transcriptions. (This is an Expert re-tip 2.0 mil. Not
impressed.)

dl

On 12/2/2012 3:20 PM, Doug Pomeroy wrote:
> Yes, re-tipping is a bit less costly than ordering a whole new stylus.
>
> But if the cantilever is weak, it's best to get a whole new one. Expert
> will remove the stock tip from the new one and install any custom tip
> you want.
>
> For what it's worth, I have never been disappointed with anything I
> have purchased from Expert Stylus Company, going back more than
> 20 years. I've never had one of their diamond tips fail in any way, and
> I am very very hard on them! I've destroyed many cantilevers, but have
> never had a diamond come loose, which is simply amazing performance.
>
> I don't know what David means by "loose fit and far too much chatter",
> since that would result from playing a groove too large for a 1 mil tip,
> which is obviously not the fault of the tip!
>
> Doug
>
>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:07:03 -0600
>> From: "neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com"<neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus
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>> Are re-tips cheaper than replacements?
>>
>> joe salerno
>>
>> On 12/2/2012 6:21 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>>> On 02/12/12 05:37, David Lennick wrote:
>>>> It looks as if I'm going to have to replace my Stanton 1-mil stylus (for the
>>>> 500 cartridge). Who's making replacements these days? And for what it's worth,
>>>> I'm not impressed with what I've had from Expert Stylus in other sizes (loose
>>>> fit, far too much chatter).
>>>>
>>>> What's out there?
>>>>
>>>> dl
> Doug Pomeroy
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