Originally Posted by
jlhmnj
I have a Davis made Minnesota S the same as in your picture that uses a "Davis long" needle which measures a little under 2". New old stock Boye 10 or MTx190 commercial needle will both work. 15x1 or Universal needle is too short to make up difference in length by cheating.
Jon
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...f/sil10-37.pdf
similar manual for your "S"
Thank you so much for the manual. I am using 20x1 needles but I will order some Boye 10s. Hopefully they will make a difference.