: [Phono-L] Victor long playing records
I don't think that either speed or groove size can be patented.
For an interesting account of the Columbia LP, try
http://www.classicalmusiccd.com/audiohistoryLP.html - Ed Wallerstein
mentions the RCAVictor lp, too. I've read elsewhere that recommendations
Hi Doug,
This is interesting, Edison had the Alva but I have never seen an electric
motor in a DD phono, I never thought of this until your post.
Steve
But Edison had an aversion to electric motors
in phonographs, though he could have had them; others did.
happened at RCA between 1927 and 1932?
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From: Steven Medved steve_nor...@msn.com
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Hi Doug,
This is interesting, Edison had the Alva but I have never
I meant to include all the broadcasting technology, by the way. Maybe
consumers didn't need huge phonos and 16 discs, but all the other
transcription/broadcasting technology could've come into play decades before
1948, even with the concession that many transcriptions were intended to
only be
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These are the exact questions I've pondered, Doug... All the companies
had
the technology available and in practical use for decades before
From: Doug cdh...@earthlink.net
I can't imagine any record maker in the thirties intending their discs to
be
played with a sound box.
Were the heavy electric pickups any better? I had a Brunswick Panatrope for
a while, and though I never got the amp working, the GE/RCA motor worked
great,
: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:02 PM
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From: Doug cdh...@earthlink.net
I can't imagine any record maker in the thirties intending their discs to
be
played with a sound box.
Were the heavy electric pickups any better? I had a Brunswick Panatrope
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So we're still no closer on finding out the exact
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Sean, thanks for the info. Where do you go for custom stylii?
Victor offered orange-shank chromium-tipped needles for use with Program
Transcriptions
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Before I read the other related posts, I can MAYBE answer this. Columbia
succeded in recording a wide (frequency) range microgroove disc for 33 1/3
speed on a soft material that was beginning to appear on 78 RPM records
(Remember RCA's
Hi folks,
Here is some more info on the old Victor coarse-groove LP records:
Victor placed a full page on page 1 of the December 1931 Popular Science
Monthly
magazine. The caption said: Now.from Radio Headquarters, the amazing
Radio-
Phonograph that plays the New 30-Minute Records. Shown
: Friday, April 28, 2006 8:03 PM
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To Ben, Doug, Peter, and all the fine folks of this list, my profound
thanks
for your fascinating and thorough contributions on this subject. In a
matter of days, I now know more than I had learned through some
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