A 78 stylus for a Shure M7D

[62vauxhall]

Will a 78 RPM stylus for a Shure M3D fit an M7D?

I suspect it would but an old Shure "document" I read online stated that M3D styli and M7D styli were not interchangeable.

When I got this M7D last year, Voice of Music had a 78 stylus for it but it's now out of stock according to the website. I thought they'd be around for a while. There is one on the turntableneedles.com site but I'm not keen on buying from them because I was not happy the one and only time I purchased there.

A vendor in The Netherlands has a Tonar for the M3D but am leery about ordering unless I know for sure it will fit an M7D.

 

[Gretsch6120]

Shure did make a 78 stylus for their M21D cartridge- the N25D. It will also work on your M7D- as Shure also made a light tracking version of yours that was designated as the M7/N21D. Unfortunately the N25D is quite rare and will likely be costly if one can be found.

 

[62vauxhall]

It took several days for a response, but I heard back from that Netherlands vendor. It said the Tonar 78 RPM stylus described for an M3D is compatible with an M7D. Expensive enough at $50 CAD.