We
can accomodate even unusual recording formats. If you have a
strange recording, just ask us about it. If we don't have the
equipment
to play it, we'll build it!
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CYLINDER
RECORDS We can accomodate standard commercial cylinder records and brown wax cylinder dictaphone records. Brown wax records are usually very deteriorated due to mold and may not be recoverable. The mold literally eats the wax, leaving behind very little groove. Click on the picture to hear what was once a 1914 Dictaphone cylinder. Not much left of it after the mold. :( |
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ALUMINUM
RECORDS Aluminum records do not have a groove, but rather a light embossing on the surface. This severely limits the fidelity that can be recorded on the disc. Add to this a record that cannot be cleaned, and you have the worst possible sound recordings. Click on the record to hear an aluminum disc. |
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SOUNDSCRIBER Soundscriber machines were another dictation device used in the 1940's and 1950's before dictation equipment started using magnetic media. The sound quality is not quite as good as dictabelt recordings. Click on the picture to hear a Soundscriber sample. |
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MOHAWK
MIDGETAPE These unusual tapes were the forerunner to the modern 8-track cartridge tape. As with many "novelty" formats of the 1950's, they were used primarily as dictation devices, but their small size made them useful to detectives. One cartridge could yield over an hour of recording time, making them far more convenient than wire recorders. |
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NORECLO
CARTRIDGE Another oddball dictation format from the early 1960's, and a great improvement in quality over "stylus" type dictation machines. Unpopular and short-lived, there aren't many around anymore. Click picture to hear a sample. |
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