Record Needles How long to record needles last for?
I just bought my first record player and I need to know when to buy a new needle.
They are called 'stylus', and a good quality one should last for about 500 hours of play (that is, a diamond stylus). An average one (sapphire, those are the most common ones) should last about 100 hours. You should pay attention to the wear in your stylus, since it can ruin your vinyls - in case you are serious about it.
The Crosley Record Cleaning Kit with NP4 Needles ensures you only hear the crisp clean sound of your favorite classic songs! Each kit includes three NP4 Replacement Record Needles, a cleaning cloth, distilled water for cleaning and instructions. The NP4 needles are for use with the Crosley Director CD Recorder Turntable and the Crosley Keepsake USB Turntable. It's the perfect accessory for every vinyl record lover!
The Crosley Record Cleaning Kit with NP3 Needles helps you get all of the dust, dirt, and grime out of your favorite vinyls, so all you hear is crisp, clear music. Each kit includes an attractive wooden storage box with a sliding top for all of your materials. Inside, you'll find three NP3 Replacement Record Needles, a cleaning cloth, distilled water for cleaning, and instructions. The NP3 needles are for use with the Crosley Composer and Crosley Songwriter CD Recorder Turntables.
Keep your records in top shape with the Crosley Record Cleaning Kit. Each kit features an attractive wooden storage box with a sliding top. Inside, you'll find three NP1 Replacement Record Needles, a cleaning cloth, distilled water for cleaning, and instructions. Note that the NP1 needles are not for use with the Crosley Stack-O-Matic Turntables.
The Crosley Record Cleaning Kit with Stack-O-Matic Needles is the perfect accessory for any record lover! An attractive, hand-rubbed wooden storage box houses all of your accessories. Inside, you'll find three Stack-O-Matic Replacement Record Needles, a felt cleaning brush, and a bottle of record cleaning solution. Note that the Stack-O-Matic Record Needles are only for use with Crosley's Stack-O-Matic Record Changer Turntables.
The Crosley record cleaning kit is the perfect way to keep your phonograph records clean and to make sure that you always have a spare cartridge. The CK3 comes with an attractive wooden storeage box with sliding top. There is a storeage area in the box for 3 extra cartridges which are included with the kit. The kit also incluces instructions a cleaning cloth and distilled water for cleaning your records.
It has been said that the best things come in small packages. Crosley has put this into practice. They have used the same great technology and design that turntables and entertainment centers encompass and scaled the size to petite. Outstanding technology proves its authenticity as a Crosley product. The Crosley record cleaning kit is the perfect way to keep your phonograph records clean and to make sure that you always have a spare cartridge. The CK4 comes with an attractive wooden storage box with sliding top. There is a storage area in the box for 3 extra cartridges which are included with the kit. The kit also includes instructions a cleaning cloth and distilled water for cleaning your records. The CK4 cleaning kit comes with 3 NP4 needles for use with the CR245 Producer CD Recorder CR246 Director CD Recorder and CR249 Keepsake USB Turntable models. Attractive Wooden Storage Box. Includes 3 Extra Cartridges. Cleaning Cloth and Distilled Water For Cleaning Your Records. Instructions For Use.
Title: Through a Needles Eye.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the worlds largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th centurys most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes songbooks, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Stretton, Hesba; 1879 1878]. 2 vol.; 8 . 12641.ee.8. Author: Stretton, Hesba Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 312 Publication Date: 2011/03/24 Language: English Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.69 x 0.65 inches
The state-of-the-art Crosley NP1 Replacement Record Needle features a diamond stylus with a durable ABS plastic body for long life. You'll enjoy listening to your favorite records for hours to come! Note that the NP1 Replacement Record Needles are not for use with any of Crosley's stack-O-Matic Turntables.
SIREN Spear shaped phonograph / gramophone record Needles. Playing: Dinah Shore, Little White Lies
Vinyl Record Appraisals - Meet Record Appraiser and Historian Scott Neuman
Everyday it seems that we read about the resurgence in the sales of vinyl records. In fact, in a recently-released 2007 RIAA sales report, the American music industry sold 36.6 percent more Extended Play (EP) and Long Play (LP) records than it had in the previous year; increasing vinyl sales revenue by 46.2 percent.
And the world of collecting vinyl records is also reaping the benefits from this renewed interest in vinyl. But how does one place a value on these classic recordings, what is a rare record worth and what is the process for acquiring such information?
I spoke with vinyl record historian and record appraiser Scott Neuman, owner of www.forevervinyl.com about this dilemma and some of the obstacles one may encounter. But, first, let's meet Scott and review his background.
Scott Neuman is a vinyl record veteran who started working in the music industry at an early age and has been a record collector/dealer/appraiser since 1975. He has been an on air disc jockey for several radio stations, worked in television as an announcer and cameraman and has also owned and operated a record store. And keeping up with the times, Scott was one of the first "online" record shops, operating www.forevervinyl.com; which boasts an inventory of well over 2 million records.
I asked Neuman about the renewed interest in vinyl records and the allure of vinyl.
"Listening to records used to be a time to be enjoy with a few friends, hang out, listen to the music and read the liner notes on the back," explained Neuman. "Maybe you enjoyed the gatefold sleeves in a personal way, maybe you just enjoyed slipping the sealing material off the cover on your pants by rubbing the corner of the record on your knee, taking the record out, getting that little "pop" of static electricity and taking a slight sniff of the vinyl. Then lining up the needle on the record after cleaning it and sitting down to enjoy the fruits of your work. All of that is very hard to do with a CD or MP3. Records are personal, something to share with friends. Sure, CD's are nice and so are MP3's. But records force you to listen to them."
And, what is the allure, and can you tell me about your record collection.
"The allure? For all the reasons above," said Neuman. "All formats have their points. I just like handling vinyl. I was a DJ for years and used to use records to entertain in the Philadelphia and New York area. I didn't just play records. We made a night of entertainment. As for the digital sound, I prefer the warmer sounds I get from vinyl."
"I do have a music collection and my favorite items are not necessarily rare. I do have a large jazz collection from the 50's in mint condition that I'm not ready to sell yet. These would be first pressings by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Monk, and a few others. I also have some rare Beatle items that I enjoy looking at including a first state 'butcher' cover and an "Introducing the Beatles" in excellent condition that isn't counterfeit. I also appreciate Gold and Platinum RIAA award albums given to various artists, autographs by various artists and also Vogue picture discs which were picture discs pressed on 78 records. One more thing I enjoy owning are various acetates. These were one off pressings by artists used just for test and listening purposes and were normally destroyed after a final production of a product. You can sometimes hear alternate versions of your favorite songs. These items self destruct the more you play them so it's wise to record them and put them away for safe keeping."
Neuman is also one of the world's most renowned vinyl record appraisers and offers this service on www.forevervinyl.com. There are many variables that go into what a particular record may be worth and I asked Neuman about the demand for this service and what makes a record valuable.
"Forever Vinyl gets more than twenty calls a day for customers looking for appraisals for estates and charity donations," detailed Neuman. "As far as the elements of an appraisal, it depends on the needs of the customer. For donations, we draw a number of different elements to get the correct market value for your collection. We neither under nor over appraise your collection."
What makes a record valuable?
"What makes a house value? Location, location, location. When it comes to records, demand, demand, demand. Age is not a determining factor in record collection, demand is," stated Neuman.
What donating records to a charity, what are the main obstacles a person might encounter?
"There really aren't any obstacles per say other then finding a non-profit entity to accept them. The IRS is very picky about fair retail market value as they should be. We should all pay our fair share of the tax burden. It's important to understand that the IRS considers the value of a collection to be based on the value and use of the entity you are donating the collection to. If you donate the collection to a university, and they hold on to it for three years, possibly put it in their library and make the collection available to the students to learn from, the appraisal will normally stand. If you donate the collection to a thrift shop, the IRS will normally look at what the thrift shop sold the collection for and adjust any appraisal value over that amount. Needless to say, we highly recommend finding a charity that would value and use the collection rather then just dump the collection for pennies on the dollar."
Tell me about your appraisal services that are offered at Forever Vinyl.
"As you know, many records are now valued in the hundreds and thousands of dollars. Because of the amount of appraisals that are requested per day, we've instituted a reasonable fee to cover our cost, time and expertise for these appraisals. Our current fee is $20.00 for the first item of the appraisal and $5.00 for each additional item. For collections with over 200 pieces, please call us 732-505-5337 for adjusted rates," explained Neuman.
"All information must contain the following information- Artist, Title, Type of item, Condition (1 - 10 is fine with 10 looking like its brand new), Label and Label Number. If the item is a 45 single, does it have a picture sleeve? Also any other comments you'd like to make about the item. Examples could be if it's a promotional or "Not for Sale" copy, if it's a test pressing or acetate, if it's autographed and so forth. If necessary, we can and will travel to your location. For those of you with larger collections, we do work on a rate of $200.00 an hour plus travel, food and lodging expenses, if you need us to come to you. This is only by appointment. Many of our customers have used this service. We also can accept items shipped to us for appraisal. Feel free to contact us for more information; we'd loved to help your put a value on your collection."
So as the sales of vinyl records and the interest in this historic audio medium continue its upward trend, so too, will the need for vinyl record appraisals. Thankfully, we have vinyl record experts like Scott Neuman to help us put a value on our collections.
About the Author
Author Robert Benson writes about rock/pop music, vinyl record collecting and operates http://www.collectingvinylrecords.com
, where you can pick up a copy of his ebook called "The Fascinating Hobby Of Vinyl Record Collecting." Have your vinyl records appraised at http://www.vinylrecordappraisals.com
Record Needles
June 28th, 2009
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