[78-L] Removal of 78 surface noise

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Mon Feb 8 17:12:30 PST 2010


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Milan P Milovanovic wrote:
>> Also, were graphite fillers for electrolytic processes main cause of 
>> pronounced surface noises?
> That was the contention of the two companies which preferred gold 
> sputtering of the wax masters, Edison and Western Electric/World 
> Broadcasting System.  But finely powdered graphite has the consistancy 
> of talcum powder, so it really might not make that much difference.  It 
> is a factor only in wax mastering, not lacquer,
> 
See my post from yesterday, about the suprisingly small size of a 6KHz
wave form in a 78 groove...?!

Steven C. Barr



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