Rich, In my general naivety toward this new hobby I'd assumed everybody knew that the steel needle damages the groove. I wasn't aware there was even a debate. A modern tone arm tracks in grams, the phonograph in ounces!
But I do have a question. Most of my collection I've assumed to be relatively valueless. Is there a simple resource I can use so I don't happen to destroy one that /is /actually valuable? -Thatcher Rich wrote: > Robert, > I have used highly modified RABCO arms to play records on modern > Thorens belt drive turn tables since the early 70s. > > What you are very clearly explaining here is correct but I quit trying > to convince the true believers of the permanent damage they were > inflicting on irreplaceable records. > > You are also correct in stating that the damage created by a properly > setup DD machine is minimal when compared to all of the rest of the > period machines. > > Your treatise on phonograph geometry and record damage should stir up > some activity. I am picturing a young boy with a stick stuck far into > a hornet nest stirring briskly while his brother looks on from a safe > distance. > > Rich > > Robert Wright wrote: >> Many times the pros and cons of playing shellac discs on wind-up >> phonographs have been discussed here on this list. > > <BIG SNIP> >> >> I have never agreed with this. I'm a child of the 80's, and I >> remember when CD's came out - > > <BIG SNIP> >> >> But then, we all know that no matter how die-hard a collector's >> conviction is that no groove damage occurs from wind-up playback, >> it's not often we see any of them playing Caruso Zonophones and the >> like on their Vic VI's. >> >> Thoughts? Comments? Corrections? It has been quiet in here for a >> while, indeed! >> >> >> Best to All, >> Robert > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
