[78-L] Happy Birthday to You

[Jeff Sultanof]

Wasn't it Cooprider who repaired the only known Vitaphone disc of Jolson's A
Plantation Act? Nice job.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> We have another expression here in Southern California, where a genius
> record repairer named Jim Cooprider repairs cracks in all kinds of 78s to
> make them playable, often without audible ticking. He uses different
> materials depending on the age and substance of the record. It's easy to
> spot a Cooprider repair job - so when we see one at a swap meet or record
> sale, we just say, "Here's an Ellington Victor that's been Cooped." Everyone
> knows what that means.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>