[78-L] Whistle-Stop

Michael Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
Mon Jul 19 19:55:25 PDT 2010


From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> Many of my late 20s Orthophonic Victors have a very distinct "whistle" to
>> them as they get closer to the end.  I don't think it came from a dog or a
>> human...but it's real!
>> Someone told me that it comes from the way the record masters were 
>> cut...is that so?  Non-techy minds want to know.
>>
>>     
> IIRC, it came about if the wax master was allowed to cool below a certain
> temperature; I don't recall ever having seen a detailed explanation?
>
> Steven C. Barr 
>
>   
If you had checked the many postings that have already been done on this 
thread, you would have seen some more detailed explanations.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 




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