[78-L] oldest metal parts

S. P. berlin40 at msn.com
Sun Oct 14 06:07:24 PDT 2012


Berliner zinc discs were of course etched, not direct cut.
Joseph Berliner manufactured the recording gramophone but had nothing to do with the commercial recordings themselves.

Stephan 

> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:46:59 +0200
> From: saag at telia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] oldest metal parts
> 
> Are you referring to US Berliners or the German discs? Direct cut 
> commercial recordings or stampers?
> 
> Some of the commercial recordings that were produced by Emile Berliner's 
> brother in Germany 1890-1893 were direct cut zinc discs, as opposed to 
> the usual hard rubber pressings.
 		 	   		  


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