RE: [AV Media Matters] 78 rpm gramophone records

[msueiro@popmail.colum.edu]

Thorens (http://www.thorens.com) still makes models with 78 RPM speed, from
$500 (model 185) on up. Definitely a respected brand, although we do not own
one. J&R in NY was carrying them until recently (!), they may still have a
few left: (800) 221-8180.

For styli, try Audio 78 in California, 415-457-7878.

Marcos Sueiro-Bal
Sound Specialist
Center for Black Music Research
Columbia College Chicago
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago IL 60605

312 344 7518
mailto:msueiro@popmail.colum.edu
Visit the CBMR webpage: http://www.cbmr.org

>-----Original Message-----
>From: smolians@erols.com [mailto:smolians@erols.com]
>Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 8:56 AM
>To: AV-Media-Matters@topica.com
>Subject: Re: [AV Media Matters] 78 rpm gramophone records
>
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>The laser turntable is a bad idea.  All reports (and my own experience on
>early models confirms this) indicate there are serious problems with
>anything but the cleanest of copies, totally without warps,  in a
>dust-free-
>and I mean free- environment.  Find a Technics SP-10 or SP-15, three speed
>and 10% variable speed in each direction.  They are long out of
>production,
>but were the best tables ever made for transfer.
>
>Interchangeable styli in different sizes and shapes can be obtained from
>Expert Stylus, in England.  I can't find the address right now,
>but they are
>well known.  They can also supply cartridges, usually Shure M-44s or the
>like.
>
>Steve Smolian
>
>Moderators Comment:
>I agree with Steve on this one, and I also do not agree with
>going to Laser
>Disk for preservation - at least if that is the only format used for
>preservation re masters that are being created.  I assume that you are
>referring to CD-R.  At the moment the archival standard is still 1/4" reel
>to reel analog for preservation.
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