[78-L] 1-mil stylus

[bradc944 at comcast.net]

I may be opening a can of worms here but...

Reading Dave's post (and the bit about a 1-mil being useful for Eastern European & Soviet LPs) brought a whimsical thought to the forefront... that of a 'communal stylus'. If one member had a run of applicable discs to transfer, the need would be put forth and the current holder of the communal stylus would ship same (packed VERY carefully, of course... no eSpew packing here, no-sir-ee) to the needy party, who would then hold it until another member uncovered a stash of Bulgarian Folk LPs from the early 1960s that just HAVE to be transferred to digital (or archive tape), etc etc etc.

It's a humorous thought, yes, but if a group of collectors were in CLOSE proximity (same city or such), that MIGHT be an idea. WOuldn't work for those of us out here in Injun Country...

Cheers!

Brad (who has to go wait in line... People's Democratic Republic Store for Reproducing of Sound Mechanical Devices is supposed to be getting a shipment of belts for 8-track players!)

----- Original Message -----
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:26:46 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus

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
> 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"
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus
>>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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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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