[78-L] 1902 7" Victor Discovery

[Martin Fisher]

In this instance go bigger.  In the video the stylus is bouncing around the bottom of the groove.

MF

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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Sean Miller
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] 1902 7" Victor Discovery

Actually, these early Victors tend to play better with a smaller, say 2.0 or so stylus.  On rare occasions, I've found a 3.8 or 4.0 to be better, but not usually.

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On May 29, 2013, at 8:58 AM, "Robert M. Bratcher Jr." <rbratcherjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Great recording although the surface noise is a bit high with the normal 3 mil stylus. A recent note says Wrong (LP?) stylus! You need a 4-mil or maybe a 4.5-mil truncated diamond to get decent sound out of these babies & that might be right.
> 
> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Clifford Bolling <78records at cdbpdx.com>
>> To: 78-l Online <78-l at 78online.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:49 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] 1902 7" Victor Discovery
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for the info!  This record plays a little over 2 minutes.  You 
>> can watch and listen to it play on YouTube at:
>>  
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94DqBx9bhA
>>  
>> Enjoy!  CDB
>>  
>>  
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> Royal Pemberton ampex354  at gmail.com Tue May 28 19:33:06 PDT 2013 
>> Actually recorded in 1901.  Info here: 
>> http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/76495On Wed, 
>> May 29, 2013 at 3:16 AM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. < rbratcherjr at 
>> yahoo.com> wrote: >Cool!! How long does it play? 1 minute? 2 minutes? 
>> I wouldn't mind hearing >this record one day..... 
>> >>>>________________________________ >> From: Clifford Bolling 
>> <78records at cdbpdx.com> >>To: 78-l Online <78-l at 78online.com> 
>> >>Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:09 PM >>Subject: [78-L] 1902 7" 
>> Victor Discovery >> >> >>I recently brought home a collection of 
>> phonographs and record cabinets. >Still looking through the group and 
>> finding lots of cool old records, >including my first 1902 7" Victor, 
>> found in an old record cabinet. >> >>You can view it here: >> 
>> >>http://pdx78s.cdbpdx.com/VTM657/>> >>It has the 'B' below right of 
>> the 'HIS MASTER'S VOICE' logo indicating it >was pressed at the Burt 
>> Co pressing plant. >> >>Cool! >> >>CDB >>
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