[78-L] Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Campaign Speech

[bruce78rpm at comcast.net]

Yes what a complete fool that so-called collector is to play an original Acoustic Victor record from 1912, which was originally made to be played on an Victor Victrola with a changable steel needle system, with a fresh unplayed steel needle, actually having the gall to play it on an old period Crank Victor with a fresh steel needle !! The nerve of some people. Oh wait, that's me!! I've Actually been destroying all these records for the past 20 years , changing the needles after every play, and doing everything it says in the original instructions to extend the life of the records. Many of the records in my collection have been played hundreds and hundreds of times with fresh steel needles, and still sound great. I know there are folks who cringe everytime they see this, but to me it is part of the pleasure of being a collector of both the old acoustic records and the old acoustic machines they were intended to be played on. Actually I cringe at the thought of being historical incorrect and playing Teddy on modern electric phonograph with an light tone arm and modern needle system. It is a debate we can have all day and no one wins in the end. It's what ever makes you happy. Not what makes the other guy happy. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca> 
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 6:24:55 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [78-L] Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Campaign Speech 

Big Steel always wins. 

dl 

Michael Biel wrote: 
> simmonssomer wrote: 
>> A wonderful recording. 
>> Nothing much has changed! 
>> 
>> Al Simmons 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Yeah, it is too bad that Teddy and the workers of his day were set upon 
> by the big money bosses. 
> 
> And it is too bad that this rare record of Teddy was set upon by a steel 
> needle on this old acoustical machine. 
> 
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com 
> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <bruce78rpm at comcast.net> 
>> Here for all you 78rpm History Buffs is an original 1912 Record of Teddy 
>> Roosevelt and one of his Campaign Speeches as the nominee of the Bull 
>> Moose Party that year. I have included a photo of Teddy on his way to the 
>> Progressive (Bull Moose) convention on the back of his favorite Moose. 
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R9-mo4FNQ 
> 
> 
> 

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