HMV 101 - Please help diagnose the problem

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Re: HMV 101 - Please help diagnose the problem

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Orchorsol wrote:As Teak says, it's for a tin of HMV Tungstyle semi-permanent needles (called Tungstone in the US) - the tin is longer, slimmer and narrower than the usual tin shape.
But don't spend a lot of cash buying a Tungstyle needle tin, that clip is vicious, and will remove the design on the tin the first time you push it in!

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Re: HMV 101 - Please help diagnose the problem

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In case you don't have one, here's a PDF version of the original owner's manual --
HMV101 - Instruction leaflet - 2014D.pdf
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which is also downloadable from here -- http://badonoer.blogspot.com/2015/01/in ... bling.html

HTH,
OrthoFan

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Re: HMV 101 - Please help diagnose the problem

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Phono48 wrote:
Orchorsol wrote:As Teak says, it's for a tin of HMV Tungstyle semi-permanent needles (called Tungstone in the US) - the tin is longer, slimmer and narrower than the usual tin shape.
But don't spend a lot of cash buying a Tungstyle needle tin, that clip is vicious, and will remove the design on the tin the first time you push it in!

Thank you for this practical advice.

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Re: HMV 101 - Please help diagnose the problem

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OrthoFan wrote:In case you don't have one, here's a PDF version of the original owner's manual --
HMV101 - Instruction leaflet - 2014D.pdf
which is also downloadable from here -- http://badonoer.blogspot.com/2015/01/in ... bling.html

HTH,
OrthoFan

Very good ! Thank you for the link. Most interesting indeed.

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