For those wanting to see a rek-o-cut (poor mans version of the Presto) in action - the following short video shows a 78rpm record (dub) being cut recently. http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/videos/48/67/record-lathe-cutting-a-78rpm-r The 78 Project web series sounds like a very interesting project. Hope it continues. All the best Sam On 13/02/2012, at 7:06 AM, Don Cox wrote: > On 11/02/2012, Alex Steyermark wrote: > >> Thank you for your encouragement! We are always amazed that our 70+ >> year-old Prestos work as well as they do. We have three, although >> we've had to combine parts from two of them into one very good >> machine. Which means we have two well-matched machines, and the third >> which we are fixing up to get as good as the others. Each recording is >> still a bit of a fraught process, and a huge sigh of relief is felt in >> the room when we finish cutting a record. On the other hand, that is a >> vital part of the experience, and we're always impressed with the >> intensity of focus that the artists put into the performance. They >> become very aware that there is no opportunity for punching in or any >> kind of mix fixes. It makes for a truthful performance, something that >> the artists themselves seem to find very moving when they hear their >> records played back for them. And our Prestos, portable as they are, >> certainly make for a good workout when we lug them around! >> >> > A good mono mic can work very well, but Lomax's later recordings with a > pair of ribbon mics are in my opinion even better. > > > > Have you heard any of the mono recordings made in Africa by Hugh Tracy? > He hand-held his mic so that he could bring it nearer to whichever > musician he wanted to emphasize at different points in the song. It > shouldn't work but it does. > > The CD reissues are on the SWP records label > > http://www.swp-records.com > > Regards > -- > Don Cox > [log in to unmask]