Thanks tons, Bob. I have some Chromium needles, and they would never give the impression that they're easy on the records! They work nicely, but..... I guess there's no other way than Tungs-Tone for those 5 pound pickup heads on the Electrolas. They're wonderful phonographs, but not gentle on records at all. I keep the Electrolas stocked with duplicaions from the main collection. They wre usually just a bit less pristine than the best ones in my cabinets. My next piece into the house will be a Victor 12-15 that I bought a while back. Those things amaze about everybody when they're playing.
> [Original Message] > From: RBaumbach <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 7/14/2009 3:01:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Capehart > > Tungstone needles are probably the best choice for either the 10-50 or > the Capehart, and were recommended by both manufacturers. In the mid- > thirties Capehart recommended the RCA Chromium needles, but some > collectors feel that these are hard on records. Both the Tungstone > and Chromium needles are still rather plentiful. There is a more > comprehensive discussion of needles on the bonus page for the Capehart > book (see page 5). > > Contact me privately regarding the owner's manual and schematics. > > Bob > > > On TuesdayJuly 14, 2009, at 10:11 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > After many years, my 1937 Capehart 404G (serial number 10627E) is > > now functioning & sounds great & is fun to watch as it changes > > records. I have noticed quite a bit of "needle noise" in the > > magnetic pickup when the volume is turned down even though the pickup > > has been restored. Is this endemic to a properly performing > > Capehart as I suspect because all the doors to the record playing > > compartment are sealed with rubber gaskets, presumable to contain > > mechanical noise or does the pickup need further work? Also, > > where can one obtain needles for playing large numbers of 78s > > without being changed in the Capehart or Orthophonic Victrola 1050? > > I have Mr. Baumbach's excellent book on the Capeharts without which > > the repairman who usually works on 1950s & 1960s hifi gear > > would have been completely at sea in working on the Capehart changer > > but would like to obtain copies of the owner's manual & > > schematics of the tuner & amplifiers. > > Jim > > Cartwright > > Immortal > > Performances > > > > > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
