[78-L] Orville Knapp

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "Sean Miller" <smille1 at nycap.rr.com>
> Not that I've seen...the closest you might get are some of the early 
> Victor
> Red Seals (and mauve "Melba" label issues) where the key was on the label.
> I suppose you would strike the note on your piano and run to the 
> phonograph
> to adjust the speed accordingly.  I doubt many people got it right!
>
> Seriously though, Victor always said to adjust the turntable to 78, never
> suggesting it be PLAYING while you do so (but not in one early catalog I
> have where they suggest 76!).  If there was no heavy soundbox on the disc
> and you adjust to 78, the speed is much closer to 76 when it is playing. 
> I
> still wonder if that's why they did that...
>
And they suggested mechanical methods of ensuring your machine speed
was whatever it was supposed to be...most generally attaching a piece of
paper, and counting the revolutions for 15 seconds, and multiplying that
number by four...?!

...stevenc