Talk:Tungsten (music)

Question about article viability

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)