[78-L] How do you successfully play a Durium recorrd?

[Taylor Bowie]

An old-fashioned wooden clothes pin clamped to the spindle works great.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Flannigan" <dennis.flannigan at gmail.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:38 AM
Subject: [78-L] How do you successfully play a Durium recorrd?


>I have Vernon Dalhart's recording of "Letter Edged in Black" on Durium,
> 9-2, seemingly unplayed, but the warp to the disc makes it impossible to
> flatten enough to play without the weight decreasing the speed to where
> Vernon Dalhart sounds like Thurl Ravenscroft on muscle relaxants. Anyone
> figured it out? Might try playing at 33, and converting speed on Audacity,
> but meanwhile, I turn to you.
>
> df
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