[78-L] Wax!

[Michael Biel]

Kristjan Saag wrote:
> A newsreel from 1949 about production of shellac records in Germany.
> http://www.teledb.com/4/wdsMb1pwJEw/0/0/-herstellung-einer-schellackplatte.html
> Made from wax masters. I've heard of late use of wax masters in Britain and 
> Sweden as well. Was there any particular reason to continue with wax almost 
> 20 years after the introduction of acetates?
> Kristjan 

Wax was easier to cut than LACQUERS, and the styli used to cut lacquers 
required burnishing facets (invented by Isabel Capps) and heated styli 
for best results.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com