[78-L] BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS

[David Lennick]

Royal Pemberton wrote:
> 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.

This one, by any chance?

http://www.amazon.com/Jelly-Roll-Bix-Hoagy-Recorded/dp/0253213150

dl

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> On 4/18/09, Dnjchi at aol.com <Dnjchi at aol.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>> 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.
>>
>> Don Chichester
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