4 Sep
2002
4 Sep
'02
3:03 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad Fernandez" <fernande(a)internet1.net>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: OT: dumpster dive and water/mold cleanup
William Donzelli wrote:
I did some googling when I brought home our wind-up Pathe Actuelle-- NOT a
victrola, which is a brand name. Think Coke vs. cola. The steel needles
that fit my machine, not a vertical cut [un?]fortunantly, come in `hard' and
`soft' versions-- and have a marked difference in sound. The hard needles
look like a piece of pencil lead, ~1/2" long, sharpened on a pencil
sharpener. The soft needles looked like the tips of slightly fattened
safety-pins and are possibly a hard brass or bronze, judging by the color.
A used needle is quite noticable, there are flats worn on the sides of it,
reflections will flash as you roll it in your fingers in a bright light.
You can not reuse needles, nor can you sharpen
them. With the
acoustic-era machines, needles are used exactly *once*. Play the record,
then pitch the needle. If you reuse needles, you will wreck the records.
Needles are very available from several sources. They are quite
inexpensive (they have to be!).
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org
Wow, that is something I didn't know. I have zero knowledge on acoustic
era anything :-)
That would be a pain.
Not as much of a pain as ruining `Abide With Me'.
Chad Fernandez
Bob
PS: See a similar Actuelle at http://www.intertique.com/BgPatheArt.htm.
Mine doesn't have all the fancy spindles and inlays, but the speaker cone is
tres cool. It points out of the horn, and is actuated by a long lever
attached to the needle!