Gregory, Here is contact information for Steve Smolian, he can help you with your family recordings.
http://soundsaver.com/default.htm Best Regards, Mark > [Original Message] > From: gregory caringi <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/15/2008 10:23:48 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] The Record Disc Corp. > > Although this may be a little off-topic, I recently came into possession of > a cache of old recordings made by my uncle in 1946. These are > transcriptions of the voices of my family 62 years ago. Pretty cool. He > also recorded some radio programs including a game between the Yankees & the > Brooklyn Dodgers. > > In addition to The Record Disc Corp., there are also transcription > recordings on National Recording Disc, Melodisc, Century Radio Co., The > Recordisc Corp., Philco Safety Record, and the Wilcox-Gay Corp. Some are > recorded at 78 rpm, but most are 33 1/3. > > In addition to getting more information about this whole recording process, > I need to solve a problem. The discs are recorded on different substrates. > Paper, aluminum, and some type of magnetic iron or steel. The most valuable > recordings are on the magnetic steel records. > > In addition to my many victrolas, I have two fully functional turntables > with modern magnetic cartridges. I cannot play the discs. The cartridge > gets sucked flat onto the steel records, compressing the cantilever & stylus > by magnetic attraction. > > So. How do I play these recordings? My only solution is to find an old > record player with an inexpensive crystal cartridge. Any other ideas? Any > insight into this process is greatly appreciated. > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
