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| From | killmkluv@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: 16RPM vinyl |
| Date | Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:06:41 -0500 |
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I'm not sure who originally sent the message, but one thing I can point out (although it makes sense from the sound of it) is that I also own a couple of records in this format, and even smaller, that were recorded at 16rpm, so that does exist at times.
I've converted a lot of things like this for myself and other people over the years, so if the sender wants to contact me, I'd be happy to do it for free + post.
I've got some great stories about handing back history to individuals and families, and it's always neat to see the reaction once they hear things that had been buried for years.
-----Original Message-----
From: erhoek@comcast.net
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 4:48 am
Subject: 16RPM vinyl
More than likely they are 78 rpm records.
My mom passed away a couple of months, so today I was doing some clean-up
and rummaging through her house.
Found lots of photos of completely unidentifiable folks that date back to
the late 1800s. Found letters that go back about 90 years, one from my
grandfather (who died long before I was born) to my grandmother a year or so
before they were married in 1922 that quotes some song lyrics.
Among the stuff are two vinyl (?) records, both a bit smaller in
circumference than a standard 45 RPM single. They are from the early to
mid-'40s and feature messages my father recorded while he was in the service
and sent back home to his Ma in Kansas City MO. The problem is they were
recorded at, I would guess, 16RPM, since they were far too slow when I tried
to play them on my turntable at 331/3RPM.
So any suggestions of where I might be able to get these into a listenable
form? It would be so cool to hear my father's voice when he was in his early
20s...and it would be a gift to my siblings, too.
Any help from Auditeers will be appreciated.
Joe Field
Flying Colors Comics <http://flyingcolorscomics.com>
Concord CA
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