Bruce:
Yes, the "needle chuck" on the 1897 United States Talking Machine
consisted of a hole drilled diagonally through a wooden stick (traveling
arm/tone
arm). The needle was simply inserted into this hole. Ordinary length needles
won't do; they must be almost an inch long.
George Paul
From msprinzen Wed Mar 17 10:30:12 2004
From: msprinzen ([email protected])
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:37 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] John McCormack segment on NPR
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Heard this on NPR this morning, and thought others might like to listen:
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1770553
Best o' the Irish to you!
Merle
www.littlewonderrecords.com
