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

[Rodger Holtin]

... and that works great unless your spindle is easily removed, as mine is.  To offset that problem, I center the disc, remove the spindle and put something very heavy,in the center, a 16 oz coke bottle was the last thing I used because it was handy and yet with a small "footprint."
 
I continue to marvel at how good some of the Duriums are when you find them in good shape.  Some are just wonderful.

Rodger

For Best Results use Victor Needles.

.

--- On Wed, 1/25/12, Thatcher Graham <thatcher at mediaguide.com> wrote:


From: Thatcher Graham <thatcher at mediaguide.com>
Subject: Re: [78-L] How do you successfully play a Durium recorrd?
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:53 AM


I use a large washer and a clamp on the spindle.  No glop on the disc, 
and I can remove it easily. this will not work with some compound 
curves, but it's been pretty successful.


-- 
Thatcher Graham
Senior Field Engineer
Mediaguide






On 1/25/2012 11:47 AM, Peter Fraissinet wrote:

> You could try a temporary adhesive and stick it to a shellac disc.  Maybe poster-hanging putty or temporary double-sided tape (test first before going whole-hog).
>
> Peter Fraissinet
> West Danby NY
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> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] on behalf of Dennis Flannigan [dennis.flannigan at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:38 AM
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> 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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