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Best wishes to all----------- Tim Fabrizio phonophan PO Box 747 Henrietta, NY 14467 TEL 585 582 1586 FAX 585 582 2624 Web site: www.phonophan.com In a message dated 2/13/2008 10:13:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Does anyone on the list have recent contact information for Mirek Stehlick (spelling) in Canada, who makes the great reproduction parts? I need his e-mail. My last catalog from him is from 2003. "[email protected]" just gets a bounce! Thanks, Jeff Wiscsonsin _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) From [email protected] Thu Feb 14 08:47:20 2008 From: [email protected] (wayne holznagel) Date: Thu Feb 14 08:47:35 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Parts Questions Message-ID: <[email protected]> Hello All, A few questions that I am hoping someone on the list can help me with -- Does anyone make reproduction back brackets for the Victor rear mount phonographs (ie II, III, IV, V, and VI)? Does anyone make reproduction back brackets for the Columbia rear mount phonographs (ie BET, BKT, etc)? Are all these back brackets identical . . . I know that the attachment tube which connects the tonearm to the reproducer varies? Does anyone have a backbracket/tonearm conversion set for a BE? I am looking for a Columbia AJ motor (the top mount version). A parts motor may work for me. If anyone would like to part with their motor (or parts) let me know. Have a wonderful Valentines Day. Wayne Holznagel <:)> Wayne H My website is at http://www.phonomantiques.com/ From [email protected] Thu Feb 14 13:51:05 2008 From: [email protected] (Ron L'Herault) Date: Thu Feb 14 13:55:16 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] threaded needles In-Reply-To: <006401c86e88$0f67af00$6400a...@hpa1514n> Message-ID: <008801c86f53$b73fa770$2f01a...@ronlherault> Greg, maybe the answer lies in a needle chuck similar to the Pathe? Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Bogantz Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:33 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] threaded needles Thatcher, That's essentially what I am now doing. The present design is a press fit of the needle shank into the hole (deep well, actually) in the needle bar. But the fit must be tight to prevent rattling. This makes the machining difficult, but more significantly, it makes the needle exchange difficult because you must use pliers, tweezers, or some similar tool to hold both the needle bar and the needle shank for both insertion and removal. Not user-friendly. Specialized tools and/or jigs could be furnished to make the job easier, but it's still a tedious task. A friend of mine has experimented with a similar design. His solution is to glue the needle shank into the needle bar. That works, but getting the worn needle out of the needle bar is a b*tch. He gets around this by using the "semi-permanant" osmium Pfanstiehl needles that were popular in the 1940s and can last for several playings. I don't agree with this because these needles are too hard, as I've commented before, and must be worn in over several playings on junk records to form their flats. He removes the needle by heating the glue with a soldering iron to cause it to flow. Still, very tedious. Greg Bogantz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thatcher Graham" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] threaded needles > > As an engineer I could not help but to fixate on this "threaded needle > idea". I agree that threading needles solves the mass issue hence the > instinctive appeal, but the difficult manufacture is equally discouraging. > As an alternative, have you considered a sabot? > > -Thatcher > > > > Jon Noring wrote: >> Greg wrote: >> >> >>> Threading the needle shank and having it screw into the needle bar >>> is an >>> option. I hadn't considered that before, but it would pretty well solve >>> the >>> extra mass problem. But it would make the needles pretty involved to >>> manufacture. I'll keep it in mind. >>> >> >> Yes, it would be involved if all the needles are threaded by hand or >> in small numbers, especially at the diameter being considered. >> >> It is intriguing to consider using a very fine threaded rod, if even >> manufactured in the desired material(s). One would have to grind and >> polish to create the tip geometry. >> >> Which brings up the idea that if a needle is to be especially >> manufactured, one could consider tipping it with a different material >> that can be specially shaped (such as spherical or elliptical with >> no sharp edges at all. It is my understanding that most damage to >> grooves is due to a tip which is no longer smooth. Maybe the tip could >> be made from a material of the same hardness as the "grit" used in >> shellac discs (is it corundum?) to wear down the needle. >> >> Just thinking outside the box... >> >> Jon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
