[78-L] Average age

[Sammy Jones]

Yep, I'm 27.  I think I started collecting 78s in about 1996, so I was 13.
At 15 I was far more interested in get a decent 78 turntable to replace my
school-room record player than a car or learner's permit.  When I was 10 I
found an old portable (ha!) Webster tube tape recorder in my grandparents'
attic, and fell in love with reel to reel tapes.

Not just ETs, but pretty much anything: 78s, cylinders, sheet music, and
tapes of all descriptions (although it seems I collect more ETs than
anything else these days).

To Cary:  You're absolutely right.  Well-done transfers on CD are great, but
nothing can replace the thrill of playing a 100-year-old Billy Murray record
or a 70-year-old radio lacquer on your own turntable!

I have one friend who actually collects 78s as well.  He's about 24.

Sammy

> 
> I believe Sammy Jones is under 30. And he collects transcriptions!
> 
> dl
> 
> On 11/11/2010 4:46 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
> >
> > You are SO right, Cary!
> >
> > Don
> >
> >> From: soundthink at live.com
> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:26:15 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Average age
> >>
> >>
> >> I always maintain, that whatever kind of sound quality that you get
> from beautifully restored CDs or MP3s, there is still nothing like the
> aesthetic pleasure of hefting a 78, placing it on your turntable, and
> PLAYING IT - the exact object that was manufactured decades ago. This
> kind of experience is what makes us all collectors. It's what makes the
> magic happen. There is no replacing or duplicating it.
> >>
> >> Cary Ginell
> >>