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[ARSCLIST] Fw: [78-l] Fwd: [Dixielandjazz] Recording on cardboard
This seems appropriate for ARSCLIST as well...
scb
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From: "David W. Littlefield" <dwlit@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <78-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: [78-l] Fwd: [Dixielandjazz] Recording on cardboard
> Hi gang. This was on Dixieland Jazz Mailing List this morning.
> --Sheik
>
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> >From: "George G. Loring" <giddygid@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Just a small addition to recording materials lore: My family had a
> >Wilcox-Gay "Recordio", a receiver with a turntable,etc., and a recording
> >head which we used to exchange messages from our Southern cousins (we
lived
> >in Masschusetts).
> >
> >Later on I used it to record jazz on both metal based acetate disks, and
> >then, during WWII, to record on glass-based disks. I remember well
recording
> >the Saturday afternoon Eddie Condon concerts, which have since been
issued,
> >
> >and I remember one that I recorded on cardboard, of Jack Teagarden from
the
> >Southland night club in Boston. I believe that there have been issues of
> >those broadcasts as well.
> >
> >
> >I may have some pretty worthwhile material on reel-to-reel tapes which is
> >gradually deteriorating, and I have a feeling I may never take the time
> >needed to get around to preserving it for posterity. I live north of
Boston,
> >MA. If someone in this area would like the challenge of going through
some
> >of the material with me and determining if it is worth transferring it to
> >some more lasting medium, it may be that I have some performances that
ought
> >to be preserved. Teddy Wilson and Joe Venuti material from FM radio come
to
> >mind
> >
> >right off, and but, without looking at my files, I have the feeling there
> >are items by other musicians.
> >
> >
> >
> >If there is such interest, contact me off list, with a clear indication
of
> >the source and subject of the email, as I get a lot of spam, and trash it
if
> >I don't want it.
> >
> >
> >
> >Giddy Gid
> >
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> >GIDDY GID
> >
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