It wouldn't take too much for them to digitally get the recordings down to the correct speed by using reference notes and comparing them their pitch if it was correctly tuned. I hope they did that on these new reissue recordings.
>>I like the album as a historical document, to hear how Skinner played, >> what he played, what speed he played at, and so on. > > > I have that old vinyl LP also. You can't actually tell at what speed > Skinner played from the LP because, although it may have faithfully > reproduced the cylinders are whatever, those didn't play at the right > speed either. I mean, he just didn't play as fast as some of those > cuts go. I am fairly sure of that because the key of the music is not > correct in at least the one case I checked. I don't believe he would > have been tuned so extra high or played the pieces in the wrong key > PLUS played way too fast. The most sensible explanation is that the > cylinder/record just went too fast at playback (or maybe even too slow > when recording?). Also, I think they were purposefully trying to fit a > lot on one cylinder/record. > > - Kate > -- > http://www.DunGreenMusic.com > Halifax, Nova Scotia > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
