Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

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marshcat

Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by marshcat » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:31 pm

I recently acquired a 1969 Magnavox 1P3724 in excellent condition. The radio sounds great, the reception is incredible, and the record player appears to work as well. Unfortunately, it did not come with a needle and I do not know what type of needle it takes. I would greatly appreciate any assistance in locating a needle for the phonograph.

thank you,
Dan


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troy b

Re: Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by troy b » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:56 pm

Try www.garage-a-records.com. They have great resources for finding the exact needle you need. Chances are you just need the Magnavox "flip-style" needle for ceramic cartridges they have at www.radioshack.com for like $4.99.


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Re: Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by stereoplayers » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:28 am

Hi, I also have a Magnavox model 1P3724 (the 'Orleans French Provencial'). It takes a Pfanstiehl 557-DS73 (available at www.garage-a-records.com, and/or at least from two sellers on ebay, that I have both done business with: Needledaddy, and stereoneedleslady (Carol's Needles). Good luck, and hope you get to spinning some records soon!


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Re: Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by Bobby Basham » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:22 pm

Cheaper at RadioShack. Remove the screw holding the cartridge and get the number from it. The number may be Magnavox, Electro-Voice and possibly Astatic. Go from there and run with it. Some of the styli are interchangeable.

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Re: Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by stereoplayers » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:46 am

My cartridge is a Magnavox 560345/Electro-Voice 275.


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Re: Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by Bobby Basham » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:20 pm

Go up to the FAQ posting I did back in February about where to find needles. I'm sure you'll find the answer there.

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Re: Magnavox Astro Sonic 1P3724 Needle

by On in II » Thu May 21, 2009 8:59 am

I have a 1966 Astro Sonic mdl# 1rp663 and was wondering if anybody might know where I can get a service manual and owners manual.
It was my Grandmothers and I need to pull it apart and clean it as it must have 1" of dust and cobwebs inside.
It works great but with no issues except for a little scrtchiness on some of the nobs but nothing a little Deoxit won't fix.
I am going to restore this and refinish it as a hobby/project but havce not done anything like this and would prefer to do it with the manuals.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mark

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