[Squire]

I think he meant the P51-2 which has a compromise stylus of 2 mil and will play both 78's and microgroove records but probably isn't good for 33's. I have a P51-3 with a 3 mil stylus for 78's only. Anyway, good luck with the one he recommended! I opened my tilt cartridge and it looks like quite a project to rebuild it! It's pretty small so getting a small enough piezo element in there and getting it to work will be a tall order! I did some research and found out that the two contacts on the plate are there because the changer adjusts the output depending on the stylus and speed chosen. It plays 78's at a lower output than microgroove records. If we just decide to do away with the contact plate and wire in a newer ceramic cartridge, we will still have to address the output issue which is also controlled by the speed selector switch. It should be possible to bypass the output dropping system and play all records at the same level.