[78-L] constant velocity records, was Value of 78's

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> joe at salerno.com wrote:
>> the World label was available at least during 1923 and 1924 and are
>> almost totally unique
>>> among 78s produced for commercial sale: they are not meant to play at a 
>>> consistent
>>> speed!  In order to keep the velocity of the record consistent, a 
>>> special mechanism was
>>> attached to the gramophone to speed up the record as the soundbox moved 
>>> over it.
>>
apparently, UK Vocalion also issued "constant-velocity" records...?!

...stevenc