[Jukebox-list] Diamond or saphire? Which is which?

[Ron Rich]

Hi Frank,
  The easy explanation is that there is no answer to your question !  However I will attempt to 'splainit.
   It depends on which company made the stylii assembly, and if it was made for the Wurly jukebox, or a home phonograph. If you can find the original Sonotone assembly made for the jukebox, both sides are identical. I believe that Pfanststiehl still makes the same unit. If you find one that is marked 78/45, it is marked to view as a cart. would be installed in a home phonograph--therefore, to be in the correct position to use on the Wurly, you would need to see the 78 marking, as mounted in the juke. As for "Diamond-Saph."--once again, it would depend on who made the assembly. Ditto for the "1-2" markings.
  Hope that helps,
  Ron Rich

Frank Bas <rodehond at xs4all.nl> wrote:
  Hi folks,

The Sonotone cartridge on my Wurlitzer 3300 takes a stylus with a 
diamond and a saphire.
But which is which? Is the saphire on the far side of the stylus or not?

The explanations I found on the net are dealing with normal record 
players. They discribe
how you have to look down from the top of the cartridge to read the 
markings on the lever
of the stylus. But there are two problems. First the lever on my stylus 
only has the marks 1
and 2. And second, since the record player on a 3300 is standing 
upright facing the viewer
how can you determine which mark is valid for which tip? I mean, if 
these styli where made
especially for the jukebox, are you supposed to read the marks the easy 
way (mark same
side as the tip) or the hard way (from the top of the arm down)?

Thinking logically, I would say the saphire would be on the most far 
side of the stylus to be
able to cope with the larger swings of the grooves on a 78. But then 
again... I don't know....


Thanks,

Frank Bass

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