Re: [ARSCLIST] speaking of ye olde 78 needles ...

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And what about plastic needles, mentioned either here or on 78-L a couple of 
times recently?

dl

Tom Fine wrote:
> Does anyone sell cactus needles anymore? Can those types be used in an 
> original Victrola machine (pre-RCA)? No, I don't play good condition 
> 78's on this thing, I have a whole box of Salvation Army 5 cent disks to 
> play on it, but I'm wondering if a cactus needle is slightly gentler? 
> Does it sound any better?
>
> -- Tom Fine