[78-L] Gennett problem

[Sean Miller]

If you have access to one, I'd suggest something larger, I have a 3.8 TE that does wonders with certain discs that otherwise played horribly with anything else.  

Sean. 

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> On Nov 18, 2013, at 10:06 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 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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