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Pickup Cartridges for Old Phonographs
By Craig Smith

Andy Taylor wrote about converting a 78 rpm phono turntable to 3-speed
operation and installing a new cartridge.  I expect that the original
cartridge was a crystal cartridge and the new one is ceramic or
magnetic.  I will look around and see if I have an old cartridge that
will do the job.  Lacking that, just about any old amp-preamp will
boost the output enough to restore the original volume level.  Just
hide it in the back of the cabinet with the speed control.

Craig Smith


(Message sent Mon 9 Aug 1999, 13:28:51 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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