Timeframe for playing 78 RPM records with steel tip needle

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apruizii
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Timeframe for playing 78 RPM records with steel tip needle

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I recently picked up a Columbia Grafanola upright model with the record ejector and it came with a bunch of records. There are all kinds of record labels from pre to post 1930. The post 1930 records include labels such as Capitol, MGM, Columbia (Red label with musical note and microphone symbols), Decca, and RCA Victor. Some of the Columbia (Red label) records include Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore just to give an idea of the time frame. Will playing the post 1930 records with a steel tip needle ruin them? At about what time frame should the 78 rpm shellac records be played on modern turn table with a modern cartridge and not on a phonograph with a steel tip needle? Is there a general rule of thumb?

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AR

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Re: Timeframe for playing 78 RPM records with steel tip need

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Re: Timeframe for playing 78 RPM records with steel tip need

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Thanks!

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