Friday 18 July 2014

Vital Supplies

A delivery of 600 needles have arrived from Mr John Sleep Gramophone Engineer supreme based in West Pentire, Cornwall.   

We are using 3 grades of gramophone needles to please the crowds over the 4 days alongside the  Caught By The River site.

Soft Tone, the quietest. This causes least damage to the record.
Medium Tone,  For your standard listening experience.
Loud Tone, That speaks for itself.

Mr Sleep suggests that ideally you would replace the steel needle after playing each side but that up to 3 records can be played with little damage

Also pictured is a packet of fibre needles. These need sharpening after every play. Trainee needle sharpeners may apply on the day.