[78-L] Steel needles

[Dave Burnham]

I know they were around in the late '40s. My father died in 1948 and I think I remember him using them!

db



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> On Aug 21, 2016, at 10:30 PM, Ron L'Herault <lherault at verizon.net.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
> I think they came in around the same time that the rochelle salt crystal
> pick ups came in.   The lighter pick ups would have made the use of a slow
> wearing stylus possible.
> 
> Ron L
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Rodger Holtin 78-L
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2016 9:29 PM
> To: 78-List
> Subject: [78-L] Steel needles
> 
> 
> I know that up through the Orthophonic Victrola and earliest Electrola
> models the old straight shank steel needles were the standard.  
> 
> At what point did they introduce the "semi-permanent" needles that I
> remember from the early Fifties?  They looked kinda like a dog leg and I
> wore out a lot of them. When the record sounded fuzzy it was time to change
> the needle. 
> 
> Still have many of the records I played that way and I assume only the
> lighter weight of the pickups then was my only saving grace or they'd surely
> have been ruined and they aren't. 
> 
> Rodger
> 
> Sent from my iPhone, which explainz any bad typjng and nonsensical word
> choices.
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