This approach is the shearest nonsense!  Horns introduced distortion at the 
recording end and also at the playback end. This distortion varied from one 
horn desingn to another.

It may sound 'beetter" to the rerecording engineer but is a purely 
subjective opinion.

It amazes me that so much is made of presumed audio purity based on the 
dictatorial opinions of a deaf listener.

Steven Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Eberle" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Polk Miller


> We are collectors of Edison Phonograph antiquities here at Americana CD
> Mastering . In our collection ,
> we have Blue Amberol cylinder records of two Polk Miller songs  recorded
> in November 1909 for Edison's clientele:
>
> Blue Amberol  #2176 "The Laughing Song "  and
> #2175 " The Bonnie Blue Flag "
>
> We currently have an mp3 of the Bonnie  Blue Flag as played on our Edison
> Concert Amberola Model A1 and recorded to  Ampex GrandMaster 456 then
> transferred to aif file on a Masterlink at 48khz/24  bit resolution . This 
> way you
> get to hear the true sound quality of the cylinder  as the Edison 
> recording
> staff intended it to be ; and as it was heard and  enjoyed by the 
> thousands
> of Edison customers who purchased it 90 years ago  !
>
> If anyone on the ARSC list would like to have a copy , email me off  list
> and  will send it as an email attachment.
>
> John Eberle
> AMERICANA CD MASTERING
> 313 EAST COLLEGE STREET SUITE 3A
> DICKSON ,  TENNESSEE 37055
> 615-441-4660
>
>