You could try making your own.
http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/talkingmachines/fibreneedle.html
These people say they sell them
http://www.soundsofold.com/
Roger
--- On Thu, 10/22/09, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Victrola Needles
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 4:15 AM
Hi John:
Where does one get bamboo needles these days?
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Eberle" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Victrola Needles
> It is my humble opinion based on over 40 years of collection acoustic 78s , that playing them with bamboo needles is the way to go . Bamboo needles cause almost no wear and have a moderate volume and good musical tone . In my collection are many Zonophone , Victor , Columbia ,Emerson and others that I have played many dozens of times over the years on a Victor Model ll ( which has a laminated Oak
> Horn ) with fibre ( bamboo ) needles . They still play clear , loud and relatively noise free. The grooves appear rather smooth and clean viewed at 100x under a microscope .
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> John Eberle
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