[78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca Specialty Series(DAU-x))

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 11:02 PM 7/6/2009, you wrote:
>The first one I found in Austin several years ago and then I knew to look
>for them and have just found them in various places since.  The last one I
>bought at "auction" in the last year.
>

How would I find them at the Austin Record Show or that bay auction 
site? What do I look for?



> > [Original Message]
> > From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net>
> > To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at 78online.com>
> > Date: 7/6/2009 10:31:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca Specialty
>Series(DAU-x))
> >
> > At 09:09 PM 7/6/2009, you wrote:
> > >Typical for 1947 small labels..not as noisy as Musicraft. I have all of
>them
> > >and clean ones sound as good as can be expected. They also tend to have
>very
> > >bad inner groove distortion.
> > >
> > >Yes I have two of each..for the simple reason that they're also
>incredibly
> > >breakable.
> > >
> > >dl
> >
> > Where did you find them?
> >
> > >Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> > > > Noisy based on the Burns & Allen and Cantor sets, both of which I
> > > had at one
> > > > time.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff Sultanof
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> I'd like to find these sets one day....
> > > >>
> > > >> Jack Benny
> > > >> Edger Bergan & Charlie McCarthy
> > > >> Fibber McGee & Molly
> > > >> Duffy's Tavern
> > > >> Burns & Allen
> > > >>
> > > >> What are the pressings like? Are they fairly quiet or noisy?
> > > >>