these look like those beryllium or sapphire "permanent" stylii...which are excellent at "excavating" your grooves at the tracking forces used with the real old machines. beware... On Nov 4, 2006, at 10:24 AM, AGW1886 at aol.com wrote: > Hello; > Replacement Tungs-Tone type needles are available through > Garage-A-Records. The brand name is "All Brands" and the part > number is BAS-SS > at $10.00 each. These needles do not use wire but the material is > very long > lasting and depending on the weight of your reproducer will play up > to 250 > times or more. As with Tungs-Tone needles, break them in on junk > records and > never touch the needle until you are ready to dispose of it. > Garage-A-Records phone # 1-888-800-7597 > _http://www.garage-a-records.com_ (http://www.garage-a-records.com)