mag head for GI decks

[Jesus H Chrysler]

I picked up a meissner phonorecorder recently for cheap and it's got a dead x-26 head on it. Otherwise in really nice shape. Im not planning on keeping it, figured it'd be a good one to fix and resell for a newb. I could just send the head off to Gib to get fixed up, but Im cheap and I like to tinker, so maybe I'll try my hand at making a mag head for it. I think I still have a Brush laydown head somewhere that I can maybe reverse engineer. I successfully rebuilt my 1-c after melting the coils,so maybe I can pull this off. Any thoughts? Potential problems ( aside from impedance, easily sorted)? Arguments about why it won't work while you furiously build your own? I'm open. Let er rip.

[opcode66]

I've repaired over 250 mono heads now. You may also consider my full rebuild service.

[emorritt]

Astatic made a mag head for GI turntables; the M-41. However, if your unit was originally wired for a crystal head, you'll have to change the output wiring to the cutting arm because crystal units operate on 180 VRMS - a LOT of juice; usually taken off the plate(s) of the output tube(s). This would smoke any magnetic head. Units like this that were originally wired for magnetic heads take the recording output post-transformer, not from the tube plate circuit. I think units like the Bell RC-47A had magnetic heads - at least the later units did. (I had one years ago that had the M-41.) Same GI turntable mechanism, but with a magnetic cutter.

[Jesus H Chrysler]

I've repaired over 250 mono heads now. You may also consider my full rebuild service.

I didn't realize you did crystal heads too. I'm trying to do this one on the cheap though, so it's gonna be diy.
I might be interested in a set of 1-c coils though. My homemade ones work pretty well but I'm sure yours are way better.