[78-L] Sixteen inch Audio-Disc transcription blanks

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Oughta be a way to re-hydrate (or 
re-whatever-they-used-to-thin-the-lacquer-mix) old blanks. I wonder if 
heating them for a while (a highly technical term, like a "moment") at 
low temperature (c. 125 F?) might make them somewhat more pliable, and 
less noisy?
Mal

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On 7/16/2012 8:35 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> Just be warned that those blanks dry out over time. I picked up a few cases of
> unused AudioDisc blanks when I bought recording engineer Les Smith's collection
> in 1993, and I turned them over to Graham Newton. That, I'm pretty sure, is
> what he used when he cut some discs at one of the ARSC conferences a couple of
> years later, and the results were pretty noisy.
>
> Blanks are great for backing broken discs though!
>
> dl
>
> On 7/16/2012 2:29 PM, Dennis Flannigan wrote:
>> Grabbed way too many transcriptions today. Some were known, three were
>> Smiley Burnette on RadiOzark transcriptions. A few that sound interesting,
>> Pistol Pete and his . . ., a Chef Cesar audition record with "Chef Cesar"
>> reading recipes. The Food Network is not threatened by my find.
>>
>> However, the bulk are local radio shows, even locally produced ongoing
>> radio programing. Some stamped, 1948. Many are dusted, or more than dusted
>> by fungi or whatever it is called. Still, there are many playable
>> transcriptions with local commercials, other commercials, and audition
>> discs made for possible programing. Some religious, most intended for
>> popular audiences. All that to ask, are people looking for 16" blanks?
>> Those are shiny surfaced blanks, with the normal light scratching from 60
>> plus years of random storage. There are a few of big bands of the day, and
>> then way too many I don't know anything about.
>>
>> I'm looking at a few. First is Transcription Broadcast Company (TBC),
>> D-19219, TBC AXT 2, "Christmas Shopping Jingles Thirty Days thru Sixteen
>> Days Before Christmas." Next, George Logan Price, Inc., "founded 1934,"
>> with the *Living Pages* show, featuring, "The Resurrection." Third,
>> "Customer Jingles," with "Biscuit Mix" listed on other side. Those are
>> studio recorded by the unnamed station. The last of these from Radio
>> Transcription Company, offering, a show called, *Short Short Stories*, 1&
>> 2.
>>
>> Any suggestions? Who might be interested? I can record 16", but that
>> turntable hasn't been set up for several years and it will be a while
>> before I get to it.
>>
>> Dennis
>>