Klarinet Archive - Posting 000720.txt from 2002/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music (Guy Lombardo) that makes you Wince
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 17:47:48 -0400

At 07:34 AM 7/23/2002 -0700, Kelly Abraham wrote:
>I remember my father's HARD RUBBER (not soft vinyl) recordings
>of Mario Lanza. Some of these recordings were 78 rpm and some
>were 16 rpm. Now THAT'S old! Well, it might have been hard
>vinyl, I'm not sure...lol!

The old 78's were made of a compound made primarily of shellac. Very hard,
good for resisting wear from tracking forces measured in pounds (well,
ounces really) rather than grams. Unfortunately, also quite brittle, which
contributes to their rarity today (that plus the wartime scarcity of
shellac which resulted in quite a bit of "recycling"). I have some 78 rpm
V-Discs made during WW II for military troops that are pressed on vinyl,
which I should think would have proven more suitable for sending overseas, etc.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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