[Phono-L] Victor / nipper Dog item found, question

2013-06-30 Thread Bob Maffit
Phono Listers: I found a curious item in a junk shop in Iowa last week and want to know more about it. It is a little Victor / nipper Dog either mettle or pewter, not sure. I touched a magnet to it and it didn't stick. Maybe brass/? It is silver / grey ( pewter and is on a round bass

[Phono-L] Any modern-produced 78s?

2013-06-30 Thread Matthew Bullis
Hello from hot Phoenix. I'm wondering if there are any modern 78s that have been produced any time recently? The only one I ever heard of was the one produced in the 70s by R. Crumb, of novelty songs. I bought the three pieces that comprise a modern cartridge for my Stanton turntable, so that

[Phono-L] Another eBay Deal of the Day...

2013-06-30 Thread Vinyl Visions
RCA Victor Dog NIPPER 36 with Original Antique Phonograph“The items are in very good condition for the age of these antiques. The dog is missing some paint in both ears since has been kept original. The phonograph Works, come with severals needles, instructions and one original Long Play. Ítem

Re: [Phono-L] Any modern-produced 78s?

2013-06-30 Thread Greg Bogantz
Yes, a few new releases are being made on 78rpm records. But these are pressed in vinyl, not shellac. So far as I know, nobody has pressed in shellac since the last ones were made in India in the 1960s. Furthermore, the groove width is typically narrow and properly V-shaped so that they

Re: [Phono-L] Any modern-produced 78s?

2013-06-30 Thread William Taney
There are at least a dozen pressing plants in the US alone that still produce 33 1/3 and 45 RPM records. These are predominantly for record collectors and audiophiles. I to some degree doubt that they could produce a viable 78rpm record that people would want as they are using Vinyl presses and

Re: [Phono-L] Victor / nipper Dog item found, question

2013-06-30 Thread Aph4990
That actually is an ornament which appeared on top of a Victor metal needle sales box which would have been placed on a store counter. They have often been removed from the boxes and mistaken for or used as hood ornaments. It's a great little item but with the box would be even more

Re: [Phono-L] Victor / nipper Dog item found, question

2013-06-30 Thread Bob Maffit
Art: Thanks a bunch for the response. I Later Bob -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of aph4...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:41 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor / nipper Dog item found,