[78-L] Gennett problem

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Have you tried a 8.0 mil stylus? One was made for playing back Pathe 
records but was not as successful for playing them as a 2.0 or 1.5 mil 
stylus, oddly enough. Try at your common weight and increase as you 
dare. Might work.
Mal

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On 11/18/2013 3:43 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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