Just to clarify that my email address is triva...@exemail.com.au. Not sure how the "at" got there.
Mike Tucker From john9...@pacbell.net Sat Nov 15 23:35:19 2008 From: john9...@pacbell.net (john robles) Date: Sat Nov 15 23:35:31 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] The Record Disc Corp. In-Reply-To: <380-220081101643214...@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <418893.28354...@web83002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I can sympathize. It is wonderful to have recordings of those dear to us. I have 3 Recordisc recordings of my mother playing piano and organ back in the 50s. These are?my most treasured records. On one of the sides she plays and sings 'Now is the Hour' which always makes me well up in tears when I listen to it, since she's been gone for 16 years now. The words are: 'Now is the hour when we must say goodbye Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea While you 're away, oh then remember me When you return you'll find me waiting here' John Robles --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Mark Lynch <markely...@earthlink.net> wrote: From: Mark Lynch <markely...@earthlink.net> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] The Record Disc Corp. To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:32 PM 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 <drgr...@msn.com> > To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From cen...@comcast.net Sun Nov 16 07:25:55 2008 From: cen...@comcast.net (Albert) Date: Sun Nov 16 07:31:40 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] The Record Disc Corp. References: <418893.28354...@web83002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <633fce1bbbb343d8925baeda5f715...@home> I also can relate to that. When my aunt sold her home, she gave me a bunch of 78 records. One of them was a Packard Bell home record. and When I played it was I surprised to hear my Mom and Dad and both my grandparents, all long gone, wonderful hearing their voices again. Al Menashe ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <john9...@pacbell.net> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:35 PM Subject: RE: [Phono-L] The Record Disc Corp. I can sympathize. It is wonderful to have recordings of those dear to us. I have 3 Recordisc recordings of my mother playing piano and organ back in the 50s. These are my most treasured records. On one of the sides she plays and sings 'Now is the Hour' which always makes me well up in tears when I listen to it, since she's been gone for 16 years now. The words are: 'Now is the hour when we must say goodbye Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea While you 're away, oh then remember me When you return you'll find me waiting here' John Robles --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Mark Lynch <markely...@earthlink.net> wrote: From: Mark Lynch <markely...@earthlink.net> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] The Record Disc Corp. To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:32 PM 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 <drgr...@msn.com> > To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/955 - Release Date: 8/15/2007 4:55 PM
