[78-L] Playing wet classical discs

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 08:50 AM 2/19/2010, you wrote:
>Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> > I wish RCA had made more of those 78 rpm vinyl Red Seal Deluxe issues
> > as they sound great & very quiet compared to the shellac version.
> >
>
>And they wished that more people had BOUGHT them!!  The Heritage series
>was a one-man operation, Wilford Graham, and the series ended when he
>left RCA.  The classical sets were twice the price of the shellacs, and
>when the LP came in ALL classical sales on 78s plummeted very, very
>quickly.  Ironically RCA had developed a shellac that was very, very,
>very quiet, and I prefer those late shellac pressings to the red vinyl.
>Those pressings are the ones with a smoothly curving outer edge down to
>a pointed edge.
>
>Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com

I don't think I've ever played that late RCA shellac that was so 
quiet which is why I like the few red vinyl versions I have so well. 
Only have 2 out of however many sets were made. Yes I can see why the 
78 rpm classical set sales declined when the LP came out. Only one 
side change!!