Re: [ARSCLIST] Shadowgraphed Needles

["joe@xxxxxxxxxxx" <sergei01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I still wonder if it will play uncoated aluminum, or why not. Yes, they are
certainly not black, but it should certainly be reflective, or maybe *way*
too reflective? Or the black reflects at a certain frequency that it looks
for?

js

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Warren" <richard.warren@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Shadowgraphed Needles


> Hello,
>
> That's a nice idea; but in experience here at Yale (and in the
instructions of
> the ELP turntable) such machines won't play lacquer discs (only black
> vinyl and
> shellac will work).
>
> Richard
>
> Quoting Charles Lawson <clawson@xxxxxxxx>:
>
> > David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> on Sunday, 2006-01-08 at
10:51 -0500
> > wrote:
> >> That would be asking too much..and in fact the lacquer was played last
night
> >> because one side had already begun flaking and I figured I'd better get
it
> >> transferred while I could still track it. Took a little repeating and
> >> editing.
> >
> > This is where a laser turntable *might* save the day.   If you get in a
bind
> > with something like this, you should seek one out.
> >
> > Best of luck with it.  What is the content?
> >
> > Chas.
> >
> > --
> > Charles Lawson <clawson@xxxxxxxx>
> > Recording/Production/Broadcast Engineer
> > WETA Radio <http://www.weta.org/fm/>
> > Washington, DC
> >
>
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