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Your Dollar By CONSUMERS UNION Phonograph Needles IN a preliminary report on phonograph needles the current issue of Consumer Reports rates 7 brands of "permanent" needles on the basis of...
...These were the Walco Genuine Sapphire ($1), and the Recoton Sapphire ($5...
...Subsequent reports will cover other leading brands of "permanent" needles and also single play and other short playing needles...
...The report follows a year's work by the Consumers Union technical staff on the development of methods of test to determine: 1. relative wear on the records caused by the different needles...
...The tartrate and phosphate types release most of their carbon dioxide—the gas that causes the dough to rise—in the unbaked dough, if it is allowed to stand before going into the oven...
...Baking Powder All types of baking powder don't act in the same way, Consumers Union reports...
...Indigestion The cause of indigestion is more likely to be in your mind than in your stomach, says Dr...
...Wear on records was considered the most important factor in the ratings...
...Two needles out of the 7 rated in the preliminary report were considered by Consumers Union technicians to be "not acceptable" because they caused excessive record wear in the tests...
...Six needles of each brand rated were tested...
...The Pfanstiehl needle ($1.50) was found in the tests to cause more record wear than the Fidelitone needles, though it was satisfactory in other respects...
...While indigestion is sometimes caused by physical ailments or by foods that "don't agree with you," worry, anger, and other emotional disturbances are responsible for most long-continued digestive complaints...
...If the dough is mixed quickly and gotten into the oven without delay, any type will do...
...Your Dollar By CONSUMERS UNION Phonograph Needles IN a preliminary report on phonograph needles the current issue of Consumer Reports rates 7 brands of "permanent" needles on the basis of extensive laboratory tests...
...The double acting type releases most of its carbon dioxide only after the baking starts...
...Harold Aaron, Consumers Union Medical Adviser, in the current issue of Consumer Reports...
...But if there may be delay, the double acting type is likely to give best results...
...3. the number of records each needle can play...
...Clabber Girl Double Acting (8 cents for 10 ounces), Ann Page Double Acting (11 cents for 12 ounces), and Davis Double Acting (12 cents for 12 ounces) were the best buys of this type...
...2. relative merit with respect to tone reproduction...
...Of the seven brands tested, top rating was given to the Fidelitone, which sells for 50 cents, and to the Fidelitone De Luxe, selling for $1...
...Both of these needles caused very little record wear, gave satisfactory tone reproduction, and could be used satisfactorily for about 1,000 playings with the average phonograph pick-up arm...
Vol. 9 • June 1945 • No. 26
