[78-L] Matrix numbers [Victor, anyway]

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Royal Pemberton" <ampex354 at gmail.com>
> D=8", E=14"?  I'd have thought just the opposite, as the 14 inch
> records were produced in 1903 and 1904 and the 8 inch records didn't
> appear until 1906.
>
No...Victor used "alphabetical order"...so 7," " 10" and 12" as the original
disc sizes were A, B and C...and the two "new" sizes, 8" and 14" were
called D and E!

...stevenc