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Talkophone wrote:I would have opted for the one from John Nagy as the one you bought is glass and not sapphire. I asked him before I bought one and he told me it was glass although on his ad says sapphire.

Larry

Do NOT use a glass one - they will wear quickly and damage records

hmm: I got a phono from Guido some years ago, and he included a "sapphire" ... now I wonder if that's glass. I will be sure to use another one, in the future.

Edisone wrote:hmm: I got a phono from Guido some years ago, and he included a "sapphire" ... now I wonder if that's glass. I will be sure to use another one, in the future.

If you've played records with it check it with a loupe- any pronounced wear means its glass.

I needed a Pathé Sapphire for my Brunswick phonograph and a board member told me not to buy a glass one. I was going to buy one on ebay but Guido informed me when I asked if it was glass and he told me yes. Now possibly he is out and going to buy the sapphire instead of glass. I think Guido is a very honest person.

Larry