[78-L] Steiner Paramounts

[Cary Ginell]

I have two of the Lead Belly Paramounts, which aren't so bad, as I recall. I have 14006 and 14017. I also have 14011 by Ma Rainey, but those sides were horrible to begin with. 

Cary 

On May 18, 2012, at 8:33 PM, "djwein" <djwein at earthlink.net> wrote:

> All the later Paramounts were dubs as far as I know and the shellac ranges
> from barely acceptable to downright lousy. 
> 
> Dave Weiner
> 
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Evan MacBeth
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 4:50 PM
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: [78-L] Steiner Paramounts
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Long time watcher, first time in a long time poster & all that.
> 
> Just a quick one: do any of you know what the shellac quality is like on the
> Steiner issued Paramount discs (14000 series)? The only NYRL disc I've got
> is a Broadway from the late 20s and it's as good/bad as you'd expect it to
> be, but I've never come across a disc from the second incarnation of
> Paramount.
> 
> Also, a supplementary question: did the discs in the 14000 series that
> happened to be pressed from original masters suffer from any noise inherent
> in the manufacturing process (poor quality recording wax or electroplating,
> etc.)? I wouldn't be expecting a high fidelity disc, I'm just curious as to
> what I'd find in such a disc. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Evan. 
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