It needs to be impressed on the owners that they may only have one
chance at playing these discs. Playing a fragile disc on the wrong or an
inferior turntable can do irreversible damage. I would suggest getting a
professional involved.
The ARSC member directory may be of help:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/pdf/directory.pdf
Regards,
Corey
Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
www.baileyzone.net
On 6/28/2020 3:08 PM, Steve Greene wrote:
> Corey,
> I realize the risk, but these folks want to determine whether these
> unlabeled discs have some family significance, great grandma's voice,
> perhaps.
>
> Steve Greene
> (301) 842-8923
> historicity.co
> An independent archival professional specializing in still photography,
> moving images and recorded sound.
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 7:33 PM Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm on the Left Coast so I can't answer your question but if any of the
>> discs in question are lacquers, then playing them will possibly cause
>> damage. Lacquers have a very definite wear cycle. Every time one is
>> played, it degrades some.
>>
>> My $0.02
>>
>> Corey
>>
>> Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
>> www.baileyzone.net
>>
>> On 6/27/2020 2:26 PM, Steve Greene wrote:
>>> A family member called me about some disc recordings from an in-law's
>>> estate. He says they encountered a few classical 78's and some unlabeled
>>> discs that sound like they could be transcriptions. Does anyone on list
>>> know of some place they can go in the Chicago area that can play back the
>>> mystery discs? Is there much of a market for the old 78's? I think he
>> said
>>> they were RCA HMV.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Steve Greene
>>> (301) 842-8923
>>> historicity.co
>>> An independent archival professional specializing in still photography,
>>> moving images and recorded sound.
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