[78-L] Late Pressed 78s.--Historic Masters & Symposium

[Milan P Milovanovic]

Somewhere I read that in the archives metal matrces were covered with a thin 
layer of wax to protect them from oxidation. Was it common practice?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Fisher" <wmfisher at mtsu.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Late Pressed 78s.--Historic Masters & Symposium


> Hi Ron,
>
> I assume you're talking about Historic Masters and Symposium REPRESSINGS
> here.  What you hear is a faithful reproduction of what's on the metal 
> parts
> WITHOUT the added shellac noise.  Most of the material was mastered to a
> "wax" blank and therefore the vinyl pressings do reproduce that and any
> other noise resulting from damage to the metal parts through oxidation and
> mishaps through the years.