[78-L] Gennett problem

[Ron Roscoe]

I use an elliptical 78 rpm stylus in my Stanton 500 cartridge.
Plays most anything!

Ron Roscoe

-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:40 AM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Gennett problem

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
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