[78-L] Gennett problem

[David Lennick]

Discs are actually in excellent condition. I'm thinking a wider stylus will 
work. The only ones that did play after a fashion were so heavily worn that 
information had been chiseled into the bottom of the groove.

dl

On 11/18/2013 9:33 AM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe a wider then usual stylus...perhaps the groove is worn in the
> lower portion and needs to be tracked above the wear table.
>
> joe salerno
>
> On 11/18/2013 7:43 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>> As part of a transfer project I'm slaving away on, I have a batch of Gennetts
>> (and related pressings on Champion, Black Patti and other labels) that are
>> extremely difficult to track without much groove noise and swishing. And with
>> every cartridge and stylus I try, I hear louder cleaner sound as I lift it out
>> of the grooves. These also have no run-outs. Is it possible that they were
>> recorded on aluminums, and embossed? Speak-O-Phone equipment?
>>
>> dl