[78-L] "New media" for Victrolas?...

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Longwell" <glongwell at snet.net>
> Good question. I wonder if some of the high temperature, engineering 
> grades like PEEK and PPS could be used. Might be a bit expensive though. I 
> remember dropping a plastic part on my desk that was made from, I think, 
> PPS and it sounded like I was dropping something made of metal. Throw in a 
> little teflon and the records might just last 100 years. Oh, wait, the old 
> ones have last that long too...
>
I have at least ONE "78" (a Berliner) dating from 1895 (that's 114 years 
ago!).
It shows NO signs of deterioration, and still plays as well as it ever 
did...?! A
shellac disc can only be destroyed by dropping it...as long as it is 
carefully
played, it will last!

Steven C. Barr