[78-L] BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS

[Royal Pemberton]

I read a book on the history of Gennett Records some years ago, and it
told about their chief engineer, Ezra Wickemeyer (howzat for a
colourful name?!) who used a really dodgy little player as his testing
machine; unfortunately, as a result of what he'd hear from it, many of
the electrical records made there were recorded at wretchedly low
levels.

On 4/18/09, Dnjchi at aol.com <Dnjchi at aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/17/2009 8:34:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> djwein at earthlink.net writes:
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>> By  the way, why were so many Victor records by Gene Austin,  Whispering
> Jack
>> Smith and Helen Kane recorded at such low  levels?  They all had quiet
>> voices, you'd think the engineers  would have increased the recording
> volume.
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> And the  Gertrude Lawrence and Bea Lillie Victors of 1926!
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> Dave  W.
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> I believe it had to do with the acoustic players with uncompliant needles
> that could not play the louder records well.
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> Don Chichester
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