[78-L] BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS

[Royal Pemberton]

On 4/18/09, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 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

The very one.