[78-L] Frequently Asked (or otherwise clueless) Questions

[Erwin Kluwer]

Ooops you are a classical collector and there is nothing of interest of you
on Berliner...??


What about singers as: Sobinov, Kastorsky, Kamionsky, Soulacroix....
Vialtzeva.Figner

Selma Kurz.Hermann Winkelmann,Adamo Didur,Slezak,Melchissèdec.Ellen Beach
Yaw, Leon Laffitte


And instrumentalists: Arnold Rose, Hunermann, and many others...???
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On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:53 PM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com <
neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com> wrote:

> That Monarch is a really nice find Rod. I was collecting for many years
> before I encountered one and later to actually acquire one. Not
> typically what I collect, but when I see something that old for a
> reasonable price, I snatch it up. Like Shaw's Broken English and Spoken
> English. Sometimes I just like a label design.
>
> There's nothing of interest to me musically on a Berliner, but I wanted
> one just to show. Also a brown wax cylinder. When I found a stack of
> Berliners and early Johnson records for dirt, I grabbed them eagerly.
> Some of these now decorate my wall.
>
> Who else puts records on a wall besides a collector? Really....
>
> The cylinder is more difficult to display on a wall. Especially the
> great big ones.
>
> As far as what you collect, it typically reflects your musical tastes.
> I'm primarily a classical collector, also get into some OTR, and dabble
> every once in a while in early electric dance bands.
>
> I don't think anyone on this list minds newbie questions (and we may
> learn something anyway, or find something new to argue over). It's good
> for the old farts, I mean old timers, to hear the questions of new/young
> collectors. You are going to replace us at the end of the day.
>
> joe salerno
>
>
> On 1/25/2012 4:04 AM, Rod Brown wrote:
> >>
> >> Professors,
> >
> >
> > I'm wondering if there is an on-line site to visit with basic beginners'
> > questions about collecting 78s. I ask because I often feel like asking my
> > little elementary queries of 78-L list members is too like asking Mr.
> > Hawking to help me with my long division homework. As much as I hesitate
> to
> > flatter anyone to that degree, asking questions can be a little
> > intimidating for this newbie.
> >
> > Since I doubt there is such an on-line resource, I guess I should be
> asking
> > about what a 78 Collector's basic library should include. I know lots of
> > money can be spent on books, but what titles would any of you nominate
> for
> > a basic collector?
> >
> > This past weekend, I was trying to choose some 78s to take home out of a
> > batch of about 1,500 of them. I was never more acutely aware of how
> little
> > I know about this whole complex endeavor (I can't call it merely a
> > 'hobby'). I'd have loved to know even a little more than I do, to help me
> > make decent decisions.
> >
> > In any case, I added what might be the oldest record in my small
> > collection. That's a Monarch Record with a black label. Mainspring Press
> > seems to describe this as the "straight-line" design. The number (both on
> > the label and in the matrix) is 1799. The music is a sextette called
> "Tell
> > Me Pretty Maiden" from "Floradora." The label is recessed. Nothing at all
> > on the back of this one. I haven't seen much on the 'net about the
> Monarch
> > name and why, when, or for how long it was used.
> >
> > The record has a deep dimple exactly on the last groove, that seems as
> > though it might have been put there intentionally, as an alarm: clunk,
> > clunk, clunk means "The record is over; please remove the tone arm." Or
> is
> > this more likely a pressing accident, or later damage?
> >
> > Guess I'll timorously hit 'send.' Thanks for any wisdom you have the time
> > to share.
> >
> > Rod
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