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  1. M

    TRY TO NAME SOME BANDS BEFORE 1923

    pre 23 the Isham Jones Brunwick records-acoustic- include some real gems. I might also mention The New Orleans Rhythm King Gennett records. max the Cat
  2. M

    Victor Victrola XIV

    78s as per fliver -I amn sure the repros were shot and people didnt change needles based on records I junked 30 +years ago. I remember playing 30s records on a vic 16 w/ soft tone needle and compliant repro-which was ok until Iheard reproduction on the Credeza. I remember noticing some...
  3. M

    How do you clean and preserve your 78rpm records?

    78s Prarie- Ill try that chamois cloth- Lizzie-thanks -just as I thought, no water on the diamond discs. to answer playback question- a victor consolette w/ orthophonic repro-muted w/felt the Edison Baby consoleand ortho Credenza are stored in the folks basement, Ive been...
  4. M

    How do you clean and preserve your 78rpm records?

    cleaning 78s some (even serious) 78 guys have said Ivory liquid and an old ( soft )toothbrush-dont get the label wet. It was fun( records played better) and I wonder if I have the patience now.!! after I toweled them off they looked funny in the dishrack. I am told this is not ok for...
  5. M

    Victor Victrola XIV

    victrola lot of good advice here. I think 300 would be tops$$ for sheer listening post 1925 electric records really sound better on an Orthophonic but reproduce ok on the earlier w/ mica diaphragms-but only w/ smallest soft tone needle. I would bet that in 1933-39 the swing kids were...
  7. M

    How many 78s do you have? (w/ image gallery)

    viva tonals Viva tonals were wonderful pressings but I find the Victor Orthophonics warmer in their sound. What a great thread nice to see pics of some records- note that Take Oh Take those lips away pictured earlier Varsity 8 I think has some wonderful early Adrian Rollini(are you with me...
  8. M

    Belted Back Suit Heaven ! Nathan Marsak’s Collection.

    carnival indeed he does-odd looking horn though(why on earth would a cellist notice these things?) a long model cornet w/ sheperds crook? max the cat
  9. M

    WWII Khaki Trousers - Originals and Reproductions

    Bills I dont think there is any difference in fit or construction on the Bills button fly(authentic) vs regular M1 I scored a pair of Bills signature w/10 oz, more than the usual 8.5 nice high rise much like flat front trousers appear in 40;s photos at least--could be worn w/suspenders...
  10. M

    What's Your Vintage Skill Set?

    skill set I have a few tricks- I can "slap" the bass or did well enough years ago -utterly useless unless you are in a hot 20s dance band which either dont pay enough or have become costume party cults! as Lizzie said drive a manual trans tie a bow tie and yes spin a top w/...
  11. M

    New Box Set from Mosaic Records

    chu the columbia "Chuberry Jam" is great. small group Commodore sides w/ Roy -sensational as well. what a great player.
  13. M

    Biggest treasure... ME!!

    Miss Joeri video Great most enjoyable- great onscreen presence ( thankfully w/subtitles ) I also like the Dutch band the Ramblers-what a great group, and wonder about cd reissues. max the cat
  14. M

    Great Pianists of the 20th Century

    pianists Claude Thornhill--impeccable taste , great chops and beyond category.(are you with me here Fletch?) max
  15. M

    78 revolutions per minute

    78's I think acoustical reproduction and electric reproduction are 2 separate categories. A Victor scroll electric or Columbia ViVa tonal from 25-29 were recorded w/the assumption that reproduction was for state of the art players credenza and the biggest Viva tonal-at some point 28 or...
  16. M

    78 revolutions per minute

    78's I have kind of narrowed 78's down to that which have not been reissued-although many obscure items are finally seeing the light of day on cd- and a handful of favorites-over the years played on a credenza, consolette and an Edison baby console-for quite a few years many lp reissues...
  17. M

    Ink samples:Browns,blues,purples

    ink the Waterman havana brown -pretty much as i remember it. Hoping to get some turqoise ink much like the olds sheaffers-any ideas- what did they call it? For a while I more or less matched the color of pen to ink-need to restore sheaffers triumph in brown made about 48...
  19. M

    That tune in your head

    tune today-thinking of How Deep Is the Ocean-became more attractive to me in a thoughtful middle age.
  20. M

    What do you look like?

    Joeri This are really great photographs, photographic art yet. May I ask what kind of camera /film were used?? Max
  21. M

    Proper Tie Width

    tie width I rather liked the 3'' width favored by Brooks circa 1981- anything approaching 3 1/2 + reminds me of the napkin like width re Nixon 70's era- It could well be that my aversion to the 70's, while being forced to live in it, would make me hate anything from that time regardless...
  22. M

    Bunny Berigan

    berigan hard to single out a favorite Berigan record-His chorus on Jelly Roll Blues is pure poetry and if possible he saw possibilities in tune that Morton didnt. At least Jelly was still around to get some royalty check
  23. M

    Who is your favorite "forgotten singer"?

    forgotten although from a slightly later part of big band period I would nominate Dorsey's singer stuart foster- Tamer aswad? I think his real name- Dorsey quoted saying was the best after sinatra. seems to be very little written about him. He may be in Fabulous Dorseys movie + others...

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