[78-L] [ARSCLIST] Modern Marvels on History Channel)

[Malcolm Rockwell]

I watched part of it... twice. Missed the beginning both times. It ran 
at 6pm and again at 9pm here. I enjoyed the show even if the disc they 
announced as "vinyl" was actually a lacquer. No mention or view of the 
standard shellac pressing which was industry standard for 50 years. The 
Decca (I think it was a Decca) shown on the turntable following the 
"vinyl" shot actually was a 1950s era plastic record (not shellac).
I, for one, would have liked to see more time devoted to sound 
preservation, but ya can't have everything!
Mal

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On 6/11/2010 4:08 AM, joe at salerno.com wrote:
> I wish I had received this notice earlier. My net was out last
> night....and I have searched History Channel forward as far as the
> listing goes on the sat but it is not repeated again within the near
> future.
>
> Another time perhaps..
>
> joe salerno
>
>
> Michael Biel wrote:
>> From: "Leggett, Stephen C" <sleg at loc.gov>
>>> tonight's (Thursday, June 10 at 9 p.m. EST) Modern Marvels program on
>>> the History Channel will be about the Library of Congress, with a
>>> significant portion on the Packard Campus for Audio Visual
>>> Conservation.+
>>
>> The program was pretty good, covering all aspects of LC, the original
>> artifacts, and digital preservation.  Just a small portion concerned
>> sound recordings, and there were a few errors in syncing the narration
>> with the visuals.  A celluloid Blue Amberol cylinder was shown when the
>> narrator mentioned wax cylinders, and an aluminum based lacquer disc was
>> shown when the narrator mentioned vinyl discs.
>>
>> Although the title of the disc being put on the $20,000 turntable could
>> not be seen, I immediately knew what series it was from.  But my
>> daughter Leah immediately realized exactly which record it was in that
>> series.  Here is a challenge to everyone:  can any of you (not involved
>> in the filming, of course) name what the record is he put on that
>> turntable??
>>
>> The program is being repeated at midnight Eastern time.
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] June 10 episode of Modern Marvels on History
>> Channel
>> From: "Leggett, Stephen C" <sleg at loc.gov>
>> Date: Thu, June 10, 2010 1:37 pm
>> To: ARSCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
>>
>> For any on this listserv who might be interested, folks here asked me to
>> pass along news that tonight's (Thursday, June 10 at 9 p.m. EST)
>>  Modern Marvels program on the History Channel will be about the Library
>> of Congress, with a significant portion on the Packard Campus for Audio
>> Visual Conservation.
>>
>> http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels
>>
>>
>> Steve Leggett
>> Program Coordinator
>> National Film Preservation Board (NFPB)
>> National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB)
>> Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation
>> 19053 Mt. Pony Road
>> Culpeper, VA 22701
>> p: 202/707-5912
>> f: 202/707-0848
>> email: sleg at loc.gov
>> Also visit the web site of the NFPB's charitable affiliate, the National
>> Film Preservation Foundation at http://www.filmpreservation.org
>>
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