When I have 78-transfers done, I use Archeophone Records. They are a vintage music re-issue label that has spent years perfecting their transfer processes. Although they are mainly in the business of releasing CDs, they also do occasional jobs like this. www.archeophone.com On Mar 22, 2007, at 2:41 PM, Rusty Baker wrote: > It is not clear if this early 20th century phonograph has output > jacks or why there is interest in recording from it. Is this a > hand cranking phonograph and there's interest in hearing what a > hand crank would produce? That was not said, but assuming that is > the case... > > You may want to play the old records, 78 rpms I'd imagine, on a > more modern turntable to use jacks and other devices to capture the > data for exhibiting purposes. > > Otherwise, if the hand crank sound is what you are going for, an > institution-friendly recording studio or local radio station with > the sound proof room and mics may be a good bet. They may even > loan you an engineer. > > Good luck, > Rusty > > Emily Hildebrant <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Greetings, listers! > > I asked my father about the phonograph query as it is one of his > "projects." I can provide his email address off-list. > > Here's his reply: > > When a LP Vinyl record is made, the frequency response is altered to > increase the high frequency sounds and decrease the low frequency > sounds. > Later, when the record is played back, the high frequency sounds are > reduced and the low frequency sounds boosted. The "increasing" and > decreasing is performed within the electronics of the preamplifier > (The > jargon is called the RIAA equalization). This method of boosting and > reducing helps to eliminate the scratches present in records. When the > correct circuits are used, the record sounds the way it was recorded. > > The RIAA electronics is NOT present in computer sound cards. > Therefore if > the output from the record player goes directly into the computer, the > record sound will not be as it was recorded. Old sound systems had > the RIAA > electronics in the preamplifier when the selector was placed in the > phone > position. > > Some software programs can "fix" the record sound if it went > directly into > the sound card mic input, but the best why is to connect the > phonograph > into a old preamp with a "phone" input and then take the output > from the > preamp into the "line" input of the sound card. > > Looking for earth-friendly autos? > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/ > museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the > listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/ > museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the > listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > Rich Remsberg Image Research 243 Union Street, #105 North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-4516 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).