I have been looking into playing old 78's lately, and in doing so, it was suggested that old records made of shellac are way different than those made of vinyl, and may do damage to the stylus on my cartridge on my VPI. Since that would be an expensive fix, I have resumed the idea of an old Dual, etc. for 78's. Seems like that would apply here as well.
Playing REALLY old records
Hi,
I've got a few dozen records that are close to 100 years old, I can play them with a steel needle in an old wind-up grammaphone.
I was wondering what would happen if I played one on a modern turntable. Can I even get a cartridge that will fit the groove?
Some of this stuff is very musical, if somewhat noisy. I want to archive it to hard disk.
Any advice on how to play these old records?
I've got a few dozen records that are close to 100 years old, I can play them with a steel needle in an old wind-up grammaphone.
I was wondering what would happen if I played one on a modern turntable. Can I even get a cartridge that will fit the groove?
Some of this stuff is very musical, if somewhat noisy. I want to archive it to hard disk.
Any advice on how to play these old records?