[78-L] Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Campaign Speech

[Ron L'Herault]

Soft tone needles don't seem to fit well in my Credenza sound box.

Ron L

-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Campaign Speech

Matter of fact, a couple of weeks ago I became the possessor of what may be
a 
lifetime supply of new SOFT TONE needles and I'm amazed at the difference.
Try 
them today in your Credenza or your Victrola or your Mozzarella (that's the
one 
you play only during Passover). Four out of five yogis say..

SOFT TONE, very good.

dl

bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> 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Acoustic Victor record from 1912, which was originally made to be played on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 histori
cal
>   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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