[78-L] Layers of lacquer?

Royal Pemberton ampex354 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 17 07:57:21 PDT 2010


>From what I've seen, the discs were sprayed.  Seeing this thread of E-mails
reminds me of when I was 8 years old, and I tried to make a recording blank
from an old kiddie LP I didn't want anymore....I tried spraying what we had
around on it, gloss black enamel....

On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Rodger Holtin <rjh334578 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ... which indicates it was laid down over the disc in some fashion, not
> dipped, otherwise the centers (label area) would not display edges of any
> kind....
>
> Rodger
>
> For Best Results use Victor Needles.
>
> .
>
> --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Thatcher Graham <thatcher at mediaguide.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Thatcher Graham <thatcher at mediaguide.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Layers of lacquer?
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Cc: "78-List" <78-l at 78online.com>
> Date: Friday, September 17, 2010, 9:21 AM
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>
> I have definitely seen acetates whose lacquer was laid down in multiple
> layers.  When the label falls or peels off  it sometimes reveasl an area
> of irregular coverage with plainly visible layers.
>
>
>
> Rodger Holtin wrote:
> > Layers of lacquer?
> >
> > I was asked this morning how the aluminum-lacquer ("acetate") records
> were made, and I realized that I really didn’t know.  Specifically, were the
> discs dipped in a vat or what?  I used to think so, but I’ve seen a few that
> had a straight edge along the outer rim that indicated to me that maybe a
> ribbon of lacquer was aid on the discs.  And, I suppose, it may have varied
> from Presto to Wilcox etc.  I’m sure somebody (paging Dr Biel) out there
> knows.  It may even have been discussed/answered here before, but not under
> a meaningful subject title that could be searched, of course.
> >
> > Rodger
> >
> > For Best Results use Victor Needles.
> >
> > .
> >
> >
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