is dependent upon the direction in which the energizing current flows through drive coil 26 thus if coil 26 is energized so as to rotate in the direction of arrow c tone arm 4 is pivoted about pivot axis 5 so as to lower stylus 8 onto the surface of record disc 31 conversely if coil 26 is energized so as to pivot in the direction of arrow c 39 about pivot axis 5 tone arm 4 is rotated so as to lift stylus 8 from the surface of the record disc the above described tone arm 4 is thus moved in the horizontal direction with respect to a record disc 31 on a turntable 30 by horizontal drive motor 11 and is also moved in the vertical direction with respect to the record disc by vertical drive motor 20 it will be understood that the respective motors are supplied with electric power from respective motor control drive circuits in order to control the horizontal and vertical movement of tone arm 4 in the apparatus according to this invention vertical drive motor 20 for tone arm 4 is utilized to apply a desired stylus pressure to record disc 31 and the value of this stylus pressure is displayed in a display circuit that is it is seen that if the energizing current supplied to drive coil 26 is varied so as to increase the force exerted on the drive coil in the direction of arrow c the pressure exerted by stylus 8 on record disc 31.