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Re: Masterphone attachment.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:02 am
by De Soto Frank
gramophone78 wrote:Thank you Gentleman. I should have inspected this better with a loupe. There is a very small (angled) hole through the blob of resin. So, "fine" or "soft" tone needles are all you can use.
Tomorrow I will make a small video. However, I would not expect too much from this gimmick...
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I guess the needle through the blob is s snug fit, to prevent (unwanted) buzzing ?
Looking forward to some video...
Re: Masterphone attachment.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:19 pm
by gramophone78
Well, I tried a test using my Victrola XVII and I certainly could not hear any "real" difference. Mind you, I did not notice any impediments caused by this attachment.
https://youtu.be/HAdFj9NYLNA
Re: Masterphone attachment.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 12:55 am
by gramophone78
Just want to add another ad from 1914 that shows a "fiber needle" version was also made available.