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Post by Ron Rich on Jun 14, 2020 16:48:51 GMT
Hi Armand,
Not true on the Pickering made, Seeburg "wedges"-- I opened a NOS pack last week--perfect ! I have also seen some "OK" aftermarket needles--from "everybody"-- I THINK, there is only one supplier-- and it's a rather old ( and has been for years) person, who's work is very inconsistent ! MOST of the wedge types have too long a cantilever which "bangs" into the needle brushes, or even worse, the stripper plate, and bends the cantilever. Ron Rich
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Post by armandh on Jun 14, 2020 20:11:45 GMT
I'm glad I got one good pair likely to out last me other old ones I had sounded NG of course they were not stored in the original packaging.
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Post by Ron Rich on Nov 9, 2020 19:28:33 GMT
Hi Armand and all,
I don't find this to be true-- even today, if a gen-u-whine, Seeburg/Pickering stylus, the cantilever shaft has not been damaged, is "clean(ed?)", and the needle is good, The "stuff (rubber-silicone ?)" Pickering used, is still good. I have cleaned many thousands of Seeburg stylii, over the years-- my guess is that 80-90 % of what I saw was still good after cleaning !
What does happen to the genuine stylii assembly, is some "person" sets the pressure higher, then spec. (or the first "red" version, of the snap-in tone arm is still being used), the stylli cantilever, becomes impacted (stiff). At that point the shaft may either be broken, or be bent, rendering the whole assembly useless.
I have seen "chipped" diamonds, and "whacked off" (missing) needles, but on the majority of those with problems, the cantilever is also defective ! Ron Rich
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Post by Ron Rich on Mar 9, 2021 19:01:50 GMT
Just saw a "great one"-- seller wants a very "reasonable price" ( $25.00), for an item, BUT, has a ridiculous shipping price on it ($137.-- ?) -- should ship cross the USA for about $40--- Ron Rich
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Post by Ron Rich on Jun 24, 2021 16:20:05 GMT
OK-- on another subject-- I get an email this AM from a guy who just purchased a jukebox item from eBay-- "whut don't work"-- he sends me a copy of the offer, which states "untested-as is". Well, I think a blind man coodsee that part of this item is missing, from the photo's shown. He wants me to tell him what to do ? What do I tell him ? I ain't answered him--yet-- need ideas !! HELP !! Ron Rich
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