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Re: [ARSCLIST] 78rpm EQ and postprocessing
Based on the news these days of disasters and floods, and the average
budget for those organizations preserving them, it won't be simple old
age that finally does it, regrettably....
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Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 12:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 78rpm EQ and postprocessing
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From: "Scott Phillips" <scottp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Clearly I vote for #3 as well, since it allows the use by others of
> options #1 and #2 at any time in the future FROM option #3. At the
> very least, it allows the most options for the future, including
> improvements in processing technology that will certainly occur over
the years.
> Having only the results of #1 and #2 left after the original media
> crumbles to dust doesn't give you many options to work with.
>
Well, from what I've seen shellac 78's don't seem likely to crumble into
dust (or otherwise degrade) barring fire, flood or being dropped.
I have near-mint 78's that are approaching their first century of
existence that look (and play) as well as they probably ever did!
Steven C. Barr