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phonogfp
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Re: Recorders
Yes. 
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Re: Recorders
Are they rare? I have never seen one.
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Re: Recorders
Yes, they don't show up too often. I've never run across one in the wild, but I've seen a few in collections - with an anodized green tube plate.
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Re: Recorders
They are rare. They have a 20 thousandths stylus, and dome center on the holder.
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Re: Recorders
Aren't those the recorders intended to be
used with those hard, hard, black 4M blanks?
Seems to me I heard somewhere that those
blanks are so hard and abrasive that those
tiny 4M recorder cutters would only stand up
for about the first dozen blanks recorded, before starting to get dull.
From the stuff I have heard, that whole
format of those 4M blanks was not so great.
Chuck
used with those hard, hard, black 4M blanks?
Seems to me I heard somewhere that those
blanks are so hard and abrasive that those
tiny 4M recorder cutters would only stand up
for about the first dozen blanks recorded, before starting to get dull.
From the stuff I have heard, that whole
format of those 4M blanks was not so great.
Chuck
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PeterF
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Re: Recorders
I've got one, but it is missing the stylus bar and cutter. Can post photos if there's interest.
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Re: Recorders
That's ok Peter. I was just thinking I had never seen one.PeterF wrote:I've got one, but it is missing the stylus bar and cutter. Can post photos if there's interest.
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Re: Recorders
It would be interesting if someone could locate an authentic 4M blank, and analyze its composition: it is possible that some of the negative opinions might have been based on shaved GMs - one never knows…Chuck wrote:Aren't those the recorders intended to be
used with those hard, hard, black 4M blanks?
Seems to me I heard somewhere that those
blanks are so hard and abrasive that those
tiny 4M recorder cutters would only stand up
for about the first dozen blanks recorded, before starting to get dull.
From the stuff I have heard, that whole
format of those 4M blanks was not so great.
Chuck
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Re: Recorders
Paul Morris is making 4-minute blanks for quite some time now since I once asked for them. He should now. So far, I used mine only once on a 2-minute blank, which would cause some echoing with the wax being too soft. Otherwise it did record quite well, but I am not using it to preserve the original stylus, which is still in good shape.
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