[78-L] Gennett problem

[David Lennick]

Not these! Trust me. Tried both the 2.1 Stanton and the aftermarket 2.0 (which 
is a piece of shit), the 2.8, the Shure elliptical SS78E, the Shure N78S (which 
is also a piece of shit) and got the same lousy results.

dl

On 11/18/2013 9:44 AM, Ron Roscoe wrote:
> 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
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> 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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