[78-L] Flexo Record questions

[Ron L'Herault]

That was probably play with a steel needle as opposed to an Edison diamond
or a Pathe hill and dale sapphire.   A new needle may not have been too bad
but a worn or reused steel needle was probably awful.

Ron L

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Just acquired my first Flexo Record. This is a 10" record "Recorded and
Produced by UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY (Record Dept.) 917 Tracy, Kansas
City, Mo.

Original sleeve too, although it is torn. "Play With New Steel Needle" 
it says, and "Keep Record Lying Flat"

406-A is A MESSAGE OF JOY In My Neighbor's Garden (Nevin) Piano
Interpretation by Mrs. Arthur Comstock. 406-B, by the same performer, is A
MESSAGE OF PEACE Adagio from Sonata Pathetique (Beethoven)

I haven't played it yet.

Is this a vanity record? Why produce a vanity record as a Flexo instead of
the usual shellac? I assume this is not breakable, and has a  quieter
surface. Other advantages?

Would a steel needle not wear out such a record? It certainly is soft, and
apparently warpable, hence the admonition to keep it lying flat. It also is
translucent, reminds me of a lacquer, except there is no base.

I have a hard time imagining that such a record would survive long under a
steel needle.

Joe Salerno
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