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I mostly use a Ortofon 78 rpm stylus. I also use osmium needles. There's a lot of different materials that were used in the manufacture of pre-vinyl discs and I'm asking if there's a directory. I'm looking for an archive of those materials. Especially vinylite and acetate that, for instance, Capitol used over cardboard. All of it. GW On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 at 20:51, Mickey Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Guy - I think it would be worth your while to try a transfer with a > VRII > cartridge. Some records that sound terrible with a stereo cartridge can > sound flawless with a true mono cart-Mickey Clark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Railroads On Parade > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 2:08 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [ARSCLIST] acetate and vinylite > > After searching around for a good sounding Bill De Arango/Ben Webster 78 > Mr.Brim and Dark Corners it occurred to me that after listening to one on > youtube as rough sounding as mine, and the only transcription I have been > able to find, a better transcription might not exist. I don't see the > recordings were ever transferred (please prove me wrong) but what also came > to mind is, the different formulas (I assume) of acetates, shellacs and > vinylite and any documentation of what they were and who used them and > when? > My copy and the one on youtube both appear to the eye as new, but sound as > if they are not. It simply comes to mind that maybe the mix of the stuff > used to press the disc was inferior? > Guy Walker >