You don't have to put in a new cartridge, you can take a crystal cartridge
apart, throw out the Rochelle salt crystal and put in a modern crystal
from a 50s-6-s era crystal cartridge. I've done it successfully several
times. The only alteration to the old cartridge is that you might have to
use
The service data lists crystal cartridges for both of these.
About 30 years ago I had a V-225 (the one that plays both sides of the record).
I was able to find a couple of NOS cartridges for it, but of course they were
as dead as the used ones in the record changer. At least the needles were
Thanks, Ron! I'll give that a try.
NYVM
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Ron L'Herault lhera...@bu.edu wrote:
You don't have to put in a new cartridge, you can take a crystal cartridge
apart, throw out the Rochelle salt crystal and put in a modern crystal
from a 50s-6-s era crystal
I normally don't get mixed up in these discussions, but I hve an CA V-225,
and surprise! the cartridges are dead (and I haven't had the guts to take
on the changer). RCA used crystal pickups after 1938, with the exception of
the little puppy faced magnetic on some models.
I did buy three RCA
Ron:Steve:
Thanks to you and others on the list, with helping me get my cast bracket
part for my VV 2-40 last week. I got them from Ron Sitko as you recommended.
It works well.
Again, thanks
Bob
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From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org
The Magnavox Frankenphone, just discussed here, appears to have the exact part you needed. The whole assembly of
soundbox, arm, base, and bracket, in fact. Only $1000+ !
- Original Message -
From: Bob Maffit maff...@bresnan.net
To: 'Antique Phonograph List' phono-l@oldcrank.org
The REALLY eerie thing about this discovery was that a Vernon Dalhart record
entitled - The Wreck of the A J Goddard was found along with the Len Spencer
record... proving that Vernon was a time traveler!!! The crew got so depressed
listening to the fortelling of their misfortune, that they
I have found sources for discographies of American Pathe records, but does
anyone know of one for French Pathes? I am still trying to discover information
on my French Pathe can-can picture record.
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I have an odd tonearm and reproducer from a Cliftophone does anyone know
anything about this brand? It would make a great frankenphone, because the arm
and reproducer are unusual. The reproducer attaches horizontally to the tonearm
(like a hockey puck) and the needle bar is mounted on the
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