[Jukebox-list] Seeburg Red Head Cartridge

[Wesley Dean]

    Jens, to my limited knowledge, the 'L'shank (offset)  were an after 
market item originally made in Switzerland to accommodate stereo records. 
Naturally some kinetic energy is lost the two offsets. Wes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jens Hultgren" <drjukebox at gmail.com>
To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Seeburg Red Head Cartridge


> What I can see the needles are the straight "Recta", they will only track
> right on old mono 45s and they are not good for your records.
> There is no compliance in this needle. When did Seeburg switch to the "L"
> -formed shank needle?
> The Recta needles have a higher output than the L shank ones, but they
> should be avoided IMO.
>
> The redhead looks good, but the two pics only show it from the one side, 
> and
> this could be (intentionally) deceptive. I would ask to see the other 
> sides!
>
> This seller can become rather abusive from experience (and as the text in
> this auction implies), so I avoid him. Which is a pity, since he has had
> many unique items for sale over the years.
>
>           Jens
>
> On 7/12/07, Graeme Harvey <gnharvey at hotkey.net.au> wrote:
>>
>> What is the opinion of the group on the item description on ebay item
>> number 230151482195.   I would like to play a variety of records both pre
>> 1958 and after and will be looking at obtaining new needles at some time
>> soon.
>>
>> Graeme Harvey
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