[Jukebox-list] what size needle to use?

[Rick Force]

Hi Gary and everyone on the list,
Gary: Just to let you know the C is finished (up and running now). With the right records, it sounds very good, lots of volume and decent bass, good highs. I mostly playing vinyl records, not too many shellacs. I changed the original Astatic 51 for a new style Astatic 51 with a flip over needle (LP on one side and a 2 mil 78 on the other). Just thought you would like to know its all done. What I found why it didn't cancel at the reverse sw on the arm and why it would not run after selecting a record was due to the 2 center plugs (out of the 4) going to the mech junction box were swapped with each other and going to the wrong jacks (not forced in the wrong orientation, just the wrong jacks). I labeled them 1-4 for future work so I don't get confused again, doh! 

Everyone else: Thank you for your info. about the different 78 rpm styli,  Rick.


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Young<mailto:gazzyoung_uk at yahoo.co.uk> 
  To: Jukebox mailing list<mailto:jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com> 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:17 AM
  Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] what size needle to use?


  Hi Rick, here is a link for the Expert stylus company
  in England which you might find of interest. They have
  diamond tipped my AMI B stylus and it has lasted for
  ages. The regular off the shelf ones are sapphire if I
  remember correctly. Incidentally, did you ever manage
  to get your machine up and running. I would be
  interested to hear what the problem was and how you
  went about fixing it. Thats assuming you did.

  Regards

  Gary

  http://www.78tours.com/Expert_Stylus_Company.htm#haut<http://www.78tours.com/Expert_Stylus_Company.htm#haut>


   
  --- Rick Force <flashbk13 at hotmail.com<mailto:flashbk13 at hotmail.com>> wrote:

  > Hi all,
  > I have a 1949/50 AMI C still on 78 rpm with the
  > newer 45 conversion arm. I replaced the original
  > Astatic 51 with a new style Astatic 51 with the flip
  > over needle (LP on one side and 78 on the other). I
  > believe this is 2 mil where as the original was 3
  > mil. I'm playing reproduction vinyl records (with a
  > couple shellacs in the mix). Is 2 mil ok for this
  > use (especially the vinyls) or should I use 1 (whats
  > the difference between the 3 besides size)? Thank
  > you, Rick.
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