[BC] Turntable arms

[Jerry Mathis]

>From: Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>
>Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: RE: [BC] Turntable arms
>Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:15:47 -0400
>
>------ At 02:45 PM 7/18/2005, Jerry Mathis wrote: -------
>
>God intended Gray tone arms to be installed on Gates 16" turntables with GE 
>cartridges. I'm surprised a Shure M44-7 would survive installation in a 
>Gray.

They actually didn't, very well. I always hated those flimsy Shure styli. If 
a new one survived 24 hours without being bent-over backwards during 
back-cueing, it was a miracle. Then we'd straighten it out and use it until 
it was worn-out.

When I had the say-so in later years, I purchased and installed Stanton 
cartridges and styli. Don't remember the model #'s now, but they were 
rugged, and survived almost anything.

It used to be such fun playing that NAB Test Record and recording the 
frequency response of the system.



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS