[78-L] World constant velocity records--in action!

[Philip Carli]

The links are wonderful. There were several "long-plays" before the World - the Neophone 20" of 1906, which is mentioned in one of the comments; the Marathons of 1912-15 (5-6 min/side in the 10", 7-8 min/side in the 12"); and the Lyrics of 1916-18.  All were vertical cut, and the latter two closely related in groove style and pitch (as well as both using steel needles).  I have a Lyric which gets the overture to WILLIAM TELL absolutely complete on two sides.  Well-recorded, too, with about a forty-piece orchestra.
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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] on behalf of Harold Aherne [leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:50 PM
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Subject: [78-L] World constant velocity records--in action!

These have been posted for about nine months but I only discovered them now--the first time I've ever seen the World mechanism itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_TW3ns1e1I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKsuzbGE6RU

The idea behind it wasn't necessarily bad, but the technology wasn't quite all there yet for the system to be successful. For one thing, I'd be rather concerned about a steel needle running for 10 minutes on one record, and I'm not even certain whether a bamboo or cactus one could endure that length. And since the grooves are constantly exposed to the wheel on the controller, one would also think they might get buffed down after a certain number of plays (maybe even one!).

Were these manufactured by British Vocalion? Some of the dance bands who appeared on the Vocalion makes around 1922-24 also pop up on World.

-HA
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