Keith Garratt said...

Ever done this for a chuckle - make paper cone, stick a needle through
the bottom end and hold it in the groove to make your deck into a little
'acoustic gramophone'??

I think everybody has tried that at some stage, purists use a gold
plated needle while some swear by a brass drawing pin.

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Ken O'Meara
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