Recent content by max the cat

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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/...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...