I found one of these not too long ago in pretty decent shape, and have been
slowly checking it out. In case you're unfamiliar with this particular model,
it's the one with the changer that can play both sides of a record without
flipping it over (one side at a time, of course), then eject it and move on to
the next disc on the stack. It's a 1942 model, and debuted (or so I have read)
shortly before Pearl Harbor, so there aren't many of them, and I'm delighted to
have found one, though I know it's going to be A LOT of work.
Right now, I'm trying to figure out what to do about the two crystal
cartridges: They're both dead (no surprise there). The only other phonograph
of this vintage that I've owned had an original crystal cartridge that was, by
some miracle, still good, so I've never had to deal with re-building or
replacing one. Can anyone recommend someone (or, preferably, several people)
who can rebuild these cartridges? (I don't think I'll need the entire changer
rebuilt -- knock on wood -- just the cartridges.) If not, would you recommend
replacing them with newer cartridges? I wouldn't be opposed to that option, as
long as they wouldn't show, but I know that the needles on newer cartridges are
a lot less durable, and I don't want to have to replace the cartridges more
than once. What would you do?
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