[78-L] Jack Towers, truncating the high frequencies

[Steve Shapiro]

In recent years Jack had a high-frequency hearing loss.

When I would bring 78s to Jack to transfer, he was ever ready to cut out the frequencies above a certain point, declaring that there was nothing recorded up there.  Concerned about the possible loss of overtones, I would ask Jack to leave this area in anyway, as I saw no harm by doing so and did not want to risk the loss of a component of sound.

To this day, I miss some of the highs I am accustomed to when I listen to the Bear Family "West Indian Rhythm" calypso set, which 78s are unlikely to be remastered in my lifetime, if not ever./steve

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