Talk:Tungsten (music)

Question about article viability[edit]

I'm wondering. This article was created, then immediately replaced by "Uncle G" as being "rather pathetic advertising".

Then I began wondering about the other statements in this article.

Did this article get off on the wrong foot? Is there a use for an article about a specific type of antique phonograph needle?

Tungsten has always been rare and expensive, was it commonly used? Was it used at all?

Why aren't other needle types discussed? Iron, for example, or the much more intriguing cactus needles.

As presented, needle material somehow dictates the shape of the needle. For a natural material such as cactus, this makes obvious sense. But why would tungsten allow a better shaping than another metal such as steel?

There have always been many grades of steel, even at the beginning, before techniques were standardized. Why would phonograph manufacturers use a grade of steel for needles that needed constant replacement?

Have any of the writers here actually used a steel needle?

In sum, I wonder what in this article is worth preserving? The Wiki article on Magnetic_cartridge appears to cover the subject fairly well.

67.169.127.166 (talk) 17:58, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]