[78-L] Length of polka records

[Royal Pemberton]

And from what I know about the old Wilcox-Gay machines 12" blanks would
have been no use as their recorder mechanisms were not designed to deal
with discs larger than 10".


On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Ted Kneebone <tkneebone1 at abe.midco.net>wrote:

> Reading about the length of jazz records on 78 discs,
> I recalled an incident when I was in high school;
> about 1951 or 52.
>     Sisseton High School had its own "old time music"
> group.  They played country music, polkas, waltzes,
> and that kind of stuff.  They asked me to record some
> of their tunes.  I had them play something so I could
> set levels on the Wilcox-Gay Recordio disc cutter.
>     Then I realized that their tunes would last longer than
> the 3 minutes or so on a 10 inch disc.  I had no 12 inch discs.
>     "Guys, we have to have a signal for you -- to stop playing!"
> I think I waved them to a stop.  The music fit on the disc.
>     The SHS choir and band did not need a signal.  They played
> or sang from printed scores.
> Ted Kneebone
> 1528 S. Grant Street
> Aberdeen, SD 57401
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