Ahmed wrote: .... @Indigo; that's one seriously modified Exhibition! Would love to hear what it sounds like. I do wonder even with the modifications, how does it compare to a No.4 for instance with its much bigger diaphragm?
@Ahmed, and all,
That modified Exhibition sounds good with electrical recordings, but I find it a bit too strong with acoustics. I'm not yet well acquainted with these sbxs. Still I have to experiment further. I own three of them, the original hmv with mica diaphragm, which I yet have to fine tune, this triangular hole much altered, and another unaltered with triangular hole.
The tracking correcting elbow is attached to the back rubber, so changing it I can install it on any of them three, to avoid stripping off the records. I will install it definitely on the one that results better. The altered one has been altered again, for the other day, apropos the messages, I checked the thin rubber washers and they were perished. Besides that, they kill the high treble a bit, so next experiments will try to cope with that.
BTW, them three sound great when using bamboo needles!