45worlds Forum - View Single Post - 78RPM Microgroove Records

27th Jan 2015, 4:50 AM
	slholzer Not my circus, not my monkeys. Member since Dec 2014 619 Points	I don't know how I missed seeing this discussion earlier. I agree with those who think the speed should be the primary determinant of what goes in here. I would like to say something that may be considered heresy by a lot of you, though. The steel needle is and always was an abomination. It always did rip the hell out of records, and if you keep using them, it will continue to do so. Modern styli are far less wearing on shellac records and more responsive, provided you get one that is suited to the size and kind of groove you want to play. If the stylus is too small or the wrong shape, it will wallow around in the bottom of the groove and miss nearly everything you want to hear because the sound is in the side walls of the typical 78 groove. The stylus needs to be broad enough or rounded enough to get a side on each wall of the groove. You will need a different stylus to play hill-and-dale records.

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