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Re: [ARSCLIST] Format conundrum
On 12/01/05, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> However, keep in mind that 78's are a shellac-based compound, whilr
> 33's and 45's are vinyl. The main disadvantage of vinyl is that it can
> be incoorectibly warped by high temperatures, while shellac discs need
> only be rewarmed to flexibility and bent back to flat!
>
> The question would be whether it is possible to find a less-grainy
> "filler" for the compund, since that is what causes the surface
> noise... Steven C. Barr
How about using polycarbonate rather than vinyl?
If one were inventing the LP now, there would be a much bigger range of
plastics to choose from than in the 1940s.
Regards
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Don Cox
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