Re: [ARSCLIST] Cassette obsolescence

[steven c <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Alex Hartov" <alex.hartov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Not quite true.  A friend of mine still has them pressed.
> Alex Hartov
> On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:06 PM, steven c wrote:
> 
> > However, consider that one can buy 78-capable turntables and styli...
> > and it's been almost a half-century since the last North American 78
> > was pressed...
> 
Well, vinyl 78's can still be pressed if you can find someone who
can cut a 78rpm master...but I wonder if there is a source for
shellac 78's? 

Steven C. Barr
(if so, we at least have a long-lifespan method of preserving
sound recordings which requires minimal technology...)