[78-L] Whistle

[DAVID BURNHAM]

Or the wax was ready but the performer futzed around too much. This  topic 
obviously hasn't been on 78-L for a while..we often refer to it as  "His 
Master's Dog Whistle".

dl

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This is very strange because I've mainly experienced it on some Viva~Tonal 
records.  (One that comes to mind is Leopold Godowsky's recording of Grieg's 
Ballade in G minor), Royal Pemberton's explanation makes sense because it 
generally occurs towards the centre of the record and a wax which was at the 
correct temperature at the beginning of a recording may cool down during the cut 
and be too cool at the end.  It usually also occurs on longer recordings.

db