This article is from the Antique Radios And Phonographs FAQ, by Hank van Cleef vancleef@netcom with numerous contributions by others.
Contact the Antique Phonograph Supply Company, Route 23, Box 123,
Davenport Center, NY 13751. Phone 607-278-6218. Remember to change
your needles after every play. The engineering concept was simple:
the needles are softer than the record, and will wear without
stressing the record. Some records had grit in the mix to
wear the steel needle.
 
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