[78-L] 1-mil stylus

[David Lennick]

Fortunately I'm still using original Shure styli (and guarding them with my 
wife's life)..the after-market versions are crap.

But I ain't shelling out no $125 for something I might use once every three 
months. I'll have to put the Stanton under a microscope and see if the tip is 
ferkakht or just grungy..no idea why it would just "go". (This stylus is also 
useful on mono Soviet lps.)

dl

On 12/2/2012 5:15 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> 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
>> audiofixer at verizon.net
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