[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 1, Issue 42

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Hmm. Hadn't thought of that. My assumption (I know... I know) was that 
the production team rented the gramophone as a prop or borrowed it from 
a private owner, not that it was found in their in-house prop 
department. I know of at least one store in New York that rents out 
period electronics (microphones, mostly) to television and film 
projects. They also have (had?) a couple of thousand 78s for sale, six 
years ago.
Point is that if it came from an outside source, the owner might be able 
to help silence it.
BTW, stuffing the horn, or anywhere along the acoustic transmission 
chain, would still leave a high frequency acoustic artifact coming from 
the reproducer head itself; which would be no good from a recording 
standpoint.
M

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John Wright wrote:
> In message 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com writes
>   
>> If it's an acoustic player take the diaphragm out of the reproducer, or 
>> disconnect the stylus carrier from it. They should be able to find a 
>> "parts only" head, depending on the model player. Dub in the needle
>> drop, if necessary.
>> If it's electric, well, just turn it amp off!
>> Does that cover it?
>>     
>
> Probably not, Malcolm. It assumes the production team know something 
> about gramophones.
>
> So, no silent 78 from this group :o|
>
> Anyone know a very quiet 78 issued in UK in early 1939? Say something by 
> Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans?
>
> I'll get back to Gill and enquire what the film soundtrack consists of.
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