Indeed Paul. The Moody Bible Institute copy was acquired in 1941 from an
auction house. One of the reasons the reissues of it sound so poor is
that -- and this is gained from my analysis of the disc as well as
following the Moody Bible correspondence -- that they wore it out trying
to find ways to play it back effectively with the wrong equipment. Those
grooves are tiny and very close together; the track doesn't even take up
half the playing surface of the disc. The grooving on the outer edge of
the record was very white and worn.
David "Uncle Dave" Lewis
Assistant Editor, Classical
Rovi Corporation
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I have seen a copy of this disc --- no. 662. It was in private hands
and
went, I believe, to another private collector. So, there may be at
least
two copies extant (assuming the Institute did not obtain the disc from
the
private collector.)
Paul Charosh
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Richard,
I appreciate this sentiment, as there are many of us collectors who
have
no Berliners. Last year during a research project I handled the Moody
Bible Institute's copy of Dwight L. Moody's "Sermon on the Mount" which
I believe is the only copy in existence. It was like a magic object to
me, irradiating a special presence and property that say a Banner
record
from the 1920s does not have.
David "Uncle Dave" Lewis
Assistant Editor, Classical
Rovi Corporation
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