What is everyone's thoughts on using a Hughes Stylus with a round sapphire stylus to play Edison DD's?
Thoughts on the subject? Thanks as always.
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Hughes round tip Stylus for Edison DD's?
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Re: Hughes round tip Stylus for Edison DD's?
A round sapphire Pathé-style stylus will be too wide to fit into the narrow Diamond Disc groove.
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Re: Hughes round tip Stylus for Edison DD's?
You need a diamond "pointed" stylus to play them...
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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Re: Hughes round tip Stylus for Edison DD's?
Roger that! Thanks guys.....