[78-L] Does anybody know whether it is possible to make a 78 rpm record that could be play on an acoustic phonograph?

[David Lennick]

China was still pressing laminated 78s in the mid 60s.

dl


On 11/11/2016 8:53 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
> I would think the best place to seek information would be India.  They were
> making 78s into comparatively recent history.
>
>
> Ron L
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Malcolm
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Does anybody know whether it is possible to make a 78
> rpm record that could be play on an acoustic phonograph?
>
>
> Hardest part would be recreating the chemical formula for the shellac disc
> itself. There are a few formulas - mostly the experimental ones - around in
> various archives but they were carefully guarded by the manufacturers and
> anyone with the knowledge to formulate them died with the process and are
> also not around anymore. Also, the formulas were for bulk manufacture and
> would be even more difficult to reproduce in small batches. Kind of like
> having the recipe for 1000 loaves of bread and trying to assemble the
> ingredients for just one loaf.
> All the other steps to making a 78 are still around to one degree or
> another.
> There are still record presses and companies that make records but they're
> all set up for plastic, not shellac.
> Good luck!
> Malcolm
>
> *******
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> On 11/11/2016 2:23 PM, ERIC BYRON wrote:
>>     Doesanybody know whether it is possible to make a 78 rpm record that
> could be playon an acoustic phonograph?
>
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