[Phono-L] An interesting observation

[DanKj]

 One of the phonos even had a little stand next to the turntable, with 
'ledges' marked Loud Medium & Soft, to help set the needle at various 
depths.  Cheney or maybe Sonora; will hafta look through my files. Pathe 
also recommended trying different lengths for the desired volume.

  If I'm trying to play electric discs & have only Loud needles, I leave 
them pulled out the way Robert did.

 By making that side of the lever longer (moving the fulcrum UP, in effect) 
, you're making it easier for the needle to negotiate those long, wide bass 
zig-zags in the groove.

ps - Did Orthophonic boxes ever have a triangular needle chuck?  I haven't 
yet seen one.   (And don't care for them, because the "Soft" tone needles I 
bought are too skinny to be clamped in a triangular hole ! )
-

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Horenstein" <jay.horenstein at gmail.com>
To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] An interesting observation


> Yes, I've also noticed that it minimizes that dreadful vibration sound on 
> a
> reproducer that may need rebuilt.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Robert Wright
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:00 AM
> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
> Subject: [Phono-L] An interesting observation
>
>
> Been meaning to post this for a few days now...
>
> I was recently
> spinning some discs on my Victor Orthophonic suitcase model, and it
> dawned on me to try something out.  I slipped a new needle into the
> shank, and I pulled it back out maybe a millimeter or so, just enough
> to keep the blunt end from resting against whatever it rests against
> before tightening the thumbscrew.  I immediately heard a noticeable
> difference in volume (maybe 1 to 2 dB), slightly wider frequency
> response, and most significantly, an openness (for lack of a better
> word) I'd never heard before on any windup phono.  It seemed like all
> this time, something was slightly constricting the diaphragm, just like
> pretty much every windup phono I've ever heard in person, and suddenly
> there was a whole new freedom to the sound pouring out of it.