[78-L] Stylus for RCA Home Recording Disc

[David Lennick]

Priced at $1.25 as I recall (prices written in pencil on the sleeves). They may 
have been pressed up here as well. All were sold at the Deer Park Music Centre 
(a much classier joint than that plebeian Sam Sniderman's place).

dl

On 9/5/2013 8:44 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> i bet those discs were a cheap closeout.  The printing plates for the
> labels (at least the U.S. versions) were destroyed around 1942 I
> believe.  I have the exact date but it is inaccessible right now.
>
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>
>
> How long were those discs being manufactured? I had a load of about 400
> of them
> that had all been purchased and used in Toronto in 1943-44.
>
> dl
>
> On 9/5/2013 4:40 PM, Doug Pomeroy wrote:
>> Yes.
>>
>> The one made for me by Expert Stylus Company is 5 mil.
>>
>> Doug Pomeroy
>>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>
>>> At least a 5, I'd say.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 9/1/2013 7:39 PM, Sammy Jones wrote:
>>>> Playing an RCA Home Recording disc with an Eddie Cantor show from December
>>>> 1935 tonight. The largest stylus I have is a 3.25 mil Stanton TE. The
>>>> sound is actually not too bad with some EQ tweaking. The disc is 12", has
>>>> and orange and black RCA Victor star label, and has H-500-3 stamped in the
>>>> run-out area.
>>>>
>>>> Here's a photo:
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/q3yphwx
>>>>
>>>> I'm assuming I need to get a 4 or 5 mil stylus to play this correctly.
>>>> Anyone care to share recommendations on success or failure in transferring
>>>> these things with variouis stylus sizes? I need some recommendations before
>>>> I drop 165 bucks for a specialty stylus.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Sammy Jones
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