[78-L] Newly-pressed Bix Beiderbecke 78

[Doug Pomeroy]

When you say "stereo", I take this to mean you used a lathe
with a stereo cutting head, but since the audio is mono, the
word "stereo" is irrelevant and maybe should not be mentioned
in order to avoid confusion?  Or did you transfer the 78s in stereo
and keep them that way....?

Doug


> Message: 18
> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:44:56 -0400
> From: Bryan Wright <bryan at claxtonola.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Newly-pressed Bix Beiderbecke 78
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> To quote Mr. Peavey, "Well now, I wouldn't say that, Mr.  
> Gildersleeve."
>
> In pressing the records, I found that *almost* anything is possible --
> for a price! Pressing any kind of records these days doesn't come
> cheap, especially such a customized job as a 10-inch 78 rpm two-record
> set! I regret that the per unit price is as high as it is (US $29 per
> set, postpaid in the US), but that's scarcely above production costs.
> Cost-wise, it really doesn't make sense to make a 78 these days. In my
> case, I decided that I didn't care if I never made a dime on the
> records; I put in a lot of time and effort recording the pieces and I
> wanted the satisfaction of seeing them as a pair of newly-pressed 78s.
> Of course, I do hope to sell enough to offset most of the costs of
> making them.
>
> To answer your second question, the records are stereo and use a
> microgroove (LP) stylus. I said *almost* anything is possible, and
> after asking around, I found that no one offers master cutting with an
> old-style standard 78 groove at a professional-quality level. In
> addition, since no one offers shellac pressing and even a standard-
> groove vinyl pressing would have to be played with a lightweight
> pickup, I figured there was no real need to insist on old-fashioned
> standard grooving.
>
> Bryan W.