Hi all,
I've just gotten my first keeper wind-up phonograph, a Victor VV 8-35
(which a list member is refurbishing the mechanics of, I can hardly
wait!), and I have a really elementary question: How do I tell which
records can be safely played with a steel needle?
I suspect all Victor batwings are OK. But is there a general rule of
thumb besides date (would that be pretty much 1930s and before?) As late
as when? Is absence of a spiral run-in groove a reliable indicator?
Does "electrically recorded" mean too late?
I belong to an antique radio club and at the last meeting one member
sold another a table model along with half a dozen albums of 1940s-1950s
78s. I told them both that the steel needle in the heavy acoustic
reproducer will ruin those records, and with the right records you also
need to replace the needle for every play. But they went ahead
demonstrating the machine and turning the grooves white. Oh well.
Thanks,
Chris Kocsis
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