[78-L] Removal of hiss - a different approach

[David Lennick]

He died quite a few years ago, and was pretty frail towards the end even though 
he was still turning out programs. I believe he owned a Nitty Gritty for 
cleaning discs, and he'd dutifully note on the jacket the date any record was 
cleaned.

dl

Don Chichester wrote:
> Is Clyde Gilmore still living?  I used to enjoy his show, while I lived just across Lake Erie.
> 
> Don
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>> This isn't really a novel approach.  Often in my career with CBC radio, when we were broadcasting old 78s or even Lps which were noisy, we had a water bottle with an eye-dropper lid with which we would wet the record while we were playing it.  We did this mainly on old transcription turntables which had arms weighing a pound or two.  When using more modern light-tracking arms, it has to be done judiciously because if you apply too much water, the stylus will start hydro-planing, which can be distracting on live radio.  I think this was a method used when necessary by Clyde Gilmour, (a local collector who had a program called "Gilmour's Albums").
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>> db