[78-L] Silence (no 78 hiss) on CD issues

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
> When recording acoustically, performers DID hear surface noise.   The 
> sound
> of the stylus against the wax is projected through the recording horn.
>
However, that was NOT the "surface noise!" That resulted from the 
adulterants
in the shellac mixture...which were either intended to wear the steel 
playing
needle into a shape matching the groove...or as a by-product of producing a
phonorecord which would survive a number of playings!

Steven C. Barr