On 1/24/2010 12:00 PM, P N Stenquist wrote:
On Jan 24, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Bob W wrote:My records aren't vinyl, they're some kind of ceramic. They break if you look at them the wrong way.and I usedthe expression *45* and received lots of wrinkled brows; I then proceeded to define the term used. :-)Might just as well not mention my box of 78's thenI have a couple of hundred 78s, including a few in the old Edison format, and a crank-up phonograph to play them on. PaulYou should dump all your vinyl and get CDs. Much better sound quality.Paul
Bakelite? Well that's what I always thought 78's were made of, but apparently the actual material was 25% shellac, a cotton fiber, powdered slate, and a small amount of wax, a hard vinyl was introduced in 1938...
Wikapedia can be your friend...
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