After having read most of Christer Hamp's builders' page I think my favourite pick-up
style is Rob Lomas's Direct Tracking method.
Personally I think a long arm from a stereo record deck looks clumsy and while it may work well, makes the whole thing into a huge piece of kit. I like the compactness that comes with Direct Tracking. After all, Edison designed and marketed the most compact, useful and altogether 'friendly' machine that he could.
The bedplate has a date with the steam cleaner tomorrow ! I don't know how old this machine is (the serial number is 110338), but the Fireside Model B was produced from 1912 so there is potentially 95+ years of crud built up !
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