Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-05 Thread Arvin Casas
step by step instructions for making your own >Bamboo/fiber needles. > >I'm not recommending any of these, but thought that it might be helpful. >Tom > >-Original Message----- >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] >On >Behalf Of Mike

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-05 Thread Mike Stitt
, I learned the hard way vinyl is badly affected by steel > > needles. > > I do not think electrically recorded records are adversly affected by > > a steel needle, I have never noted any problems. The run in groove > > appeared around 1930 to 1933 from what I have been to

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-04 Thread Bob Maffit
e- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Mike Stitt Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:27 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record Don't forget you must "train" your recor

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-04 Thread Bob Maffit
@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 7:12 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record If you want to preserve a record you need to use a quality needle and ch

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-04 Thread Tom Jordan
..@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Mike Stitt Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:27 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record Don't forget you must "train" your records when using bamboo. Mike\

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-04 Thread PHONOSTUFF
:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 7:12 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record If you want to preserve a record you need to use a quality needle and change it after eac

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-03 Thread Mike Stitt
Do you know of any? > > later > > Bob > > -Original Message- > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] > On > Behalf Of Steven Medved > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 7:12 PM > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-03 Thread Bob Maffit
nuary 03, 2013 7:12 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record If you want to preserve a record you need to use a quality needle and change it after each play. The Chamberlain needles on eBay are fully polished, but the diameter i

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-03 Thread Steven Medved
ments. Steve > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 23:06:36 -0500 > From: chris...@cox.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record > > Hi all, > > I've just gotten my first keeper wind-up phonograph, a Victor VV 8-35 >

Re: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-03 Thread Steven Medved
Steve > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 23:06:36 -0500 > From: chris...@cox.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record > > Hi all, > > I've just gotten my first keeper wind-up phonograph, a Victor VV 8-35 > (wh

[Phono-L] Newbie Question - How To Tell an Acoustical Record

2013-01-02 Thread Chris Kocsis
Hi all, I've just gotten my first keeper wind-up phonograph, a Victor VV 8-35 (which a list member is refurbishing the mechanics of, I can hardly wait!), and I have a really elementary question: How do I tell which records can be safely played with a steel needle? I suspect all Victor batwi