Playing 78s on a steel needle machine (aka can o' worms)

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Re: Playing 78s on a steel needle machine (aka can o' worms)

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I try a post-30s first on my turntable. If there's excessive noise and I like the song; it goes in the second chance pile to play on the Victrola. Any record except obvious flexible vinyl ones. I figure even if I only get a few plays out of it, it's better than tossing it in the trash.
9 times out of 10 they sound nice on the Victrola and any noise that was overpowering the music on the stereo gets shoved in the background.
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Kryptosmaster wrote:I try a post-30s first on my turntable. If there's excessive noise and I like the song; it goes in the second chance pile to play on the Victrola. Any record except obvious flexible vinyl ones. I figure even if I only get a few plays out of it, it's better than tossing it in the trash.
9 times out of 10 they sound nice on the Victrola and any noise that was overpowering the music on the stereo gets shoved in the background.
That's my approach for all records. If there's lots of surface noise or it's too warped to play I put them in the Gramophone pile play them and don't worry too much.
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Re: Playing 78s on a steel needle machine (aka can o' worms)

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Henry wrote:My approach is: Exhibition, use soft steel needle (only once), play anything/any era but vinyl, sit back, enjoy.
add scotch, cigar, robe, slippers 8-)
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marcapra wrote:You have good taste if you like the Delmore Brothers! Vinyl 78s did start to made in the 1940s by some companies. Vogue records with the fancy pictures on them were vinyl. You would not play those with a steel needle! Early vinyl records are sometimes labeled with "unbreakable" or "made with vinylite" on them.
If I'm not mistaken, the first vinyl 78's for consumers appeared in 1946. Disregarding wartime V-Discs, some of which were also vinyl. A lot of vinyl V-Discs I've encountered show the ravaged grooves of having been played with inappropriate equipment, probably steel needle machines.
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SteveM wrote:
Henry wrote:My approach is: Exhibition, use soft steel needle (only once), play anything/any era but vinyl, sit back, enjoy.
add scotch, cigar, robe, slippers 8-)
In my dreams.... That way, no health risks! :lol:
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