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Hello Everyone.
I have a feeling the Stylus on my new-to-me Amberola 75's diamond C reproducer might be damaged, due to the fact small amounts of debris come off of perfectly clean records, & it fails the fingernail test. I'm going to try to look at it under a microscope soon to see if I can see any damage. Can anyone show a picture of a damaged vs Undamaged Diamond under a microscope?
Thank you for your help.
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I have this photo in my files.
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Thank you for the picture!
I was able to get these two pictures from my dad's digital microscope, unfortunately, I don't think it's high quality enough to see if there's any damage, or maybe I'm missing something
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What kind of records are you playing? That type of Amberola can only play celluloid cylinders.
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Only blue amberol & indestructible cylinders.JohnM wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 2:40 pm What kind of records are you playing? That type of Amberola can only play celluloid cylinders.
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Re: Amberola Stylus Help
It's possibly a good idea to send the reproducer out for a proper checkup. An experienced restorer (looks at the Members list 
) should be able to make sure about the stylus, and replace it if necessary.
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) should be able to make sure about the stylus, and replace it if necessary.- Bill
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Go to Facebook and look up Wyatt Marcus. He has new diamonds for all of the Edison reproducers. He is near Rochester, NY.
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Yep... I 2nd that.... 
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Thank you all for your help, I figured wyatt should be the guy I go to for this lol. Just sent him a message!
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