Elizabeth is right as usual. Those needles have a thin coating which reduces friction. You can imagine the tremendous heat and impact tracking at that speed. That is why they sold needles by the box, so you could use one for each double side of the large '78s. By the end of the second side the coating had fractures. If you used it again, it would explode the tip, resulting in that once famous level of noise.
The table is worth about half of what he wants, unless it is really mint. But use it as decor only. If you really want to live it up, read my reply to the 78 question a few down in this queue. I am all the way down that slope now.
The table is worth about half of what he wants, unless it is really mint. But use it as decor only. If you really want to live it up, read my reply to the 78 question a few down in this queue. I am all the way down that slope now.