Hi Or if one really wants to go off at a tangent, Shellack, another prime component of 78s is something that is derived from the south side of a northwards moving beetle (entomologists please correct me!)
Rob On 4/10/08, Walt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yepper..."pulverized slate" (aka rottenstone) would be more accurate. Of > course it is also possible that decomposed limestone (which is where > rottenstone derives its name because it stinks) was used. Both are > technically diatomaceous earth, so the seller could have also said that > the > records were made of dirt...sort of...LOL... > > I have to admit that hearing a record described as [merely] slate makes me > envision Fred Flintstone firing up his Victrola-Rex, hefting a thick stone > disc on a turn table and then slamming the nose of a pterodactyl down to > play a song... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Graham Newton > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Re: Amusing Craiglist Ad > > "Michael Graziano" <[email protected]> said... > > >> Victrola Academy with needles and slate records. Excellent working > condition > >> Moving sale. $350.00 or OBO. 512-819-0661/512-677-6039. > > > Gotta love those slate records. > > Actually, I don't see anything amusing about it... the description is > accurate. > > Many of the old 78 rpm discs used ground slate as the principle component > of > > the pressing compound, held together by shellac! > > The reason was to grind the needle to the groove shape in the first few > revolutions... it looked like a chisel afterwards. This is why you were > NEVER > to remove a used needle and re-install it again to play other records, > since > > doing so would destroy the next disc! > > > > > ... Graham Newton > > -- > Audio Restoration by Graham Newton, http://www.audio-restoration.com > World class professional services applied to tape or phonograph records > for > consumers and re-releases, featuring CEDAR's CAMBRIDGE processes. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1366 - Release Date: 4/8/2008 > 5:03 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > From [email protected] Thu Apr 10 05:51:04 2008 From: [email protected] (Ron L) Date: Thu Apr 10 05:52:09 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] making cylinder recordings Message-ID: <[email protected]> Last week end several of us from MOCAPS took part in the Early Spring Banjo Fling. On Friday, Bruce Young, John Bennett and I with help from Rich Trahan made a presentation about banjoists on early records. On Saturday, we recorded 10 cylinders of either solo or duo banjos with and without vocals. One of the participants, the event Headliner, Dave Marty had a friend video the recording session and he's posted it on You Tube. Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmLlgc3784w I'm doing the announcing and trying to catch swarf (our nemesis as it turned out). Ron L
