[78-L] How well did they do it

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 12:01 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
>joe at salerno.com wrote:
> > 78s were all direct to disc,
>
>No No No No NO!!!!!!!!!!  They weren't ALL direct-to-disc.  From around
>1940 practically no Columbia 78 were direct-to-disc.  They were almost
>all dubs from 16-inch 33s.   Same with many other companies including
>Decca.
>
>Don't be so sure!!
>
>Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com

So what did they get? Four 3 minute takes per side of the 16" disc? 
That would save on the cost of lacquers!!