Thanks for the warm welcome and comprehensive answer Chris, you have solved all my queries in one swipe. I'll take your advice and steer clear of ebay for a new cartridge/stylus and check out www.sound-smith.com . Again, thanks for all your help. Alan.

Hi, Firstly I am new to the world of B&O, so forgive my ignorance. I have recently (actually over a year ago) inherited a B&O Beogram 2402 Record player, and want to get it working to listen to some of my grandad's records, unfortuntately the stylus seems to be completely missing. Naturally I started searching the internet for a replacement