Thanks Matthew for the info. Actually I have a Guitar center quite
close here so I guess I'll pay them a visit and see what they have
now. It sounds like you've had yours for a while now.
BudAt 07:33 PM 5/12/2015, you wrote:
I don't remember the model that I bought at the Guitar Center, but
it's a Stanton. I needed to be sure that it would play 78s if I
spent the extra money to get the parts for a 78 stylus, so I asked
that question at the store. We tested this, and on the model I
found, you press the 33 and 45 buttons at the same time, and it
swings up to 78rpm. Once I got that figured out, I then had to get
the 78 playing capability. The clerk looked up the particular needle
I'd need to get, and I bought an extra headshell so I could unscrew
the one for 33 and put in the one for playing 78s. The thing is that
you need to get the three pieces separately. The needle fits onto
the mounting bracket with the wires, and that part gets wired into
the headshell. I needed sighted help with this project. Replacing
the needle itself isn't a problem, since that just slides off and
then on again. I hope this helps. If you're not in close proximity
to a helpful store like Guitar Center, Stanton were very helpful
over the phone with their descriptions. Oh also, if you have a patch
cord to run audio to your computer, and you intend to transfer
things digitally, you don't need to get a USB model. I find that USB
carries a lot of noise over its wire, so using the standard mixer
works fine if you've already got a mixer setup.
Matthew
Bud Schwab
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El Segundo, California
