In MMD 1999.04.04, I wrote that I was searching for a turntable that
would play 78 RPM records.  Since then, I've had several people inquire
concerning what I was able to find.  This is a follow-up to those
inquiries.

Last weekend, I was at a local second-hand store which had a number of
stereo components on hand.  I told the clerk what I was looking for
and, after moving the electronic flotsam and jetsam around, we located
a small JVC receiver/turntable unit with a 78-RPM setting hiding in
back.  After testing the unit to ensure that it worked, I purchased it.

At home, I mated the receiver/turntable with a pair of speakers given
to me by a neighbor and tried out the system.  It worked beautifully!
After years of being without a 78-RPM turntable, it was very gratifying
to hear my 78's again.

Total cost of the turntable unit: $12.00.  Quite a bargain in terms
of satisfaction received.

Joyce Brite
Player Piano and Mechanical Music Exchange
http://mmd.foxtail.com/Exchange/