Re: [ARSCLIST] Wire recorders

[Jerry <gerald.green@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I second the recommendations of all those who encourage you to entrust the
job to those who are experienced with restoration of sound from wire
recordings.  I was in college at a time when I was introduced to this
"miracle" of recording by an anthropology professor who brought back  from
the Pacific recordings of the language of Micronesian islanders.  I was
nearly scalped by him for ruining a few of those precious recordings, as I
tried the tricky task of untangling wire!  --  Jerry Green

At 05:24 PM 7/11/2004, you wrote:
> Greetings all
>
> I have about 20 wire spools that I would like to listen to and perhaps
> transfer to a digital format.  I was told they were recorded on
> equipment purchased from Sears at the time (early 40s).  I know very
> little about such equipment.  My questions to the group are:
>
> a) are there any working wire players available out there?
>
> b) if a is negative, I could conceivably rig up something, are there
> any specifications one can consult regarding such apparatus, or does
> anyone know anything about the technology?  Displacement (in/sec),
> magnetic strength, configuration of the reading/writing head?
>
> Thank you all in advance
>
>
> Alex Hartov, Ph.D.
> Technical Director
> Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive
> http://www.dartmouth.edu/~djsa/