Re: arsclist RE: 78 Rpm Record Spindle Holes

["Steven Smolian" <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many of us in the sound restoration business use opc (other people's
copies.)  Drilling the center hole reduces the record's market value 60-75 %
(This is not hyperbole- I'm also an established record appraiser.)  This is
not the most collector-friendly policy.

Steve Smolian


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Parker Dinkins" <parker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: arsclist RE: 78 Rpm Record Spindle Holes


> on 11/22/02 4:02 AM, George Brock-Nannestad wrote:
>
> > Parker Dinkins wrote:
> >>
> >> It may just be us, but we drill out holes in 78s when necessary. This
> >> has the additional advantage of being able to center the disks better.
> >> .............
> >> It doesn't take long to do this.
> >
> > ----- no, but it permanently destroys any information relating to the
> > original generation of that hole in the record press. That information
> > may be combined with other information from the physical object
> > "the record" to identify it in comparison with other, similar records.
> > An archivist or museologist should never tamper with the physical
> > condition of an object, if it is not justified by being the only way to
> > avoid damage to the object. Amateurs may obviously do what they
> > want with their possessions.
>
> Well, let's back up a bit: we've done it at the specific direction of the
> producer who was present and asked us to, and never on pressed 78s. While
I
> understand the worthy reservations an archivist or museologist may have
with
> drilling disks that have collection value, the point is that drilling or
> drilling open a center hole may be the best practice for some people - on
> some disks - some of the time.
>
> > Parker Dinkins again:
> >
> >> Negative metal parts like stampers are often **way** off center, >
> > and  it helps to open the holes to center them individually.
> >
> > ----- metal parts are whole different story, and that goes for
> > negatives (original negatives as well as stampers) and positives
> > (mothers). The reason is that they are often dish-shaped and very
> > difficult to make to lie flat (in particular if they are made of pure
> > nickel). This goes for 78rpm metals - LPs are much more well-
> > behaved. In copper (silvered or chromed) mothers there may be
> > soldered a washer at the center on the reverse for an electrical
> > connection, and you really need that to be below the turntable mat
> > plane. Because metal parts are so much rarer than pressed
> > records they would probably not be used by future researchers to
> > identify particular plating processes, unless the archive were one of
> > the great recording companies where the metals are still available
> > in great numbers. So, the justification in drilling would be in the
> > need to keep the disc flat.
> >
> > It is amazing to see a completely new archival turntable emerge
> > from the remains of an old Technics. Its like making a dune buggy
> > out of an old bug. Could we have some rumble measurements,
> > please?
>
> I'd like that too.
>
> ---
> Parker Dinkins
> MasterDigital Corporation
> CD Mastering + Audio Restoration
> http://www.masterdigital.com
>
>
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