Hi everyone...
I have some more questions about the lacquer disk I asked about last week. I've started trying to transfer it, but it's skipping badly for about the first half of side A. Would it make any sense to try to slightly weigh the cartridge down, like with a coin or something? It just seems like the thing is skipping pretty high (and the 78 speed seems to be contributing to that), so I thought that weight might help prevent it. On the other hand, it might make things worse.
I did notice that when I slowed the speed down to 45, it skipped less, so I was thinking I might just record it this way and pitch correct it in the software. Maybe slowing it down to 33 would produce even less skips. But before I tried that, I wanted to ask those more knowledgable if that's a good idea or not, playing it at the wrong speed. This is a unique recording, and I don't want to damage it further.
Barring that or any other suggestions, it might be better to send this one out to a vendor. Any takers?
--------- Trey Bunn Audiovisual Conservator Emory University Libraries Preservation Office Atlanta, GA 404-727-4894