The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

ATTENTION, pro master-disc cutters: Is your company name & address on the list of pro master-disc cutters at this link, with full contact info you want to give out, preferrably Company Name, Mailing Address, Phone Number and/or Email, & Website URL if you have one?: : https://lathetrolls.com/viewtop...

Congrats!

I'd like a set of 10... (I'm in U.S., NC.) Prefer paypal if thats ok - I just checked google, looks like paypal charges the recipient 3% + 30 cents commission which would be $1.14, so that'd make it $29.14 - let me know, thanks.

- Bob

from Aardvark Mastering website (http://www.aardvarkmastering.com/), owner's backyard

In the late 70s / early 80s, I saw a toy cylinder record player. It had a fairly large light-blue cylinder which had several tracks of songs across it. I have never seen one since. Has anyone else seen such a thing? Those show up now & then in "juke" searches on the Bay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...

Great to hear it's in print (& thanks for making that call Kevin). Totally agree with your assesment of both volumes (ended up going back later & getting volume 2 also).

2008 review from when I bought the Volume 1 book, w/ excerpts & pics:
https://lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?t=796.html

- Bob

From my understanding based on what Flo said previously is he will be including with the head a PCB for the pre-amp along with schematics/parts list so that you could build the front end IRIAA encoder/feedback controller in your own chassis. Best regards, Steve Berson [edit] Yes, what Steve B. said...

UK Hand-cranked Home Recording Cutter/Player kit (NOT MINE, just posting the link). Apparently, all parts of the kit, including feedscrew & halfnut which clips onto the end of the tone arm, are self-contained in the red case, and it could record both acoustically and electrically (almost like modern...

Hi Flo,

Hope all's well; I'm still ready to buy, whenever you're ready to sell (as with everyone else here, I'm sure)...

- Bob

Salina, Kansas, USA plant

http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/Quality-Record-Pressings-Money-story-042611

Steve E. wrote:Awesome. I got:

Beach Boys Smile 78s (I got two copies, amorally enough. One for my hand cranked HMV 101, sacreligious as that may be...to be played w a cactus needle.

Please post to youtube & post the link here

Couple years ago, went down that road & found 180 patents I thought were interesting for some reason or another. That could be a starting point: Scroll down past the dead image links for the list:

https://lathetrolls.com/lathetrolls-post-2745.html&highlight=#2745

- Bob

Awesome, Phil!

- Bob

If you're arm-twisting, try & get them to release on vinyl THE GOURDS - "HAYMAKER" from 2009!

Ah, I just learned more about embossing machines than I ever knew before - interesting, thx.

Sorry, guys, no wax formula in that article - in fact, now I remember how little info it had.... actually I think the video has more info... but since I already dug it up, thought I'd post it anyhow for "general historic interest"... - Bob http://www.eternalgoods.com/article_78rpm_making_rca_1947_p1...

Do you have any links or other info on the wax formulation typically used? Mark Yes, same question - found a "modeling wax formulations" page but no idea what I'm doing really; first test, didn't dry it slow enough, & used plain paraffin; uneven surface... LAter, read about different modeling wax r...

Interesting how they have a Wilcox-Gay Recordio blank on a dictation unit like a SoundScriber or a Gray 'Audograph'. Just won't work... 8) Seems it should work, if restored... the unit has separate cutting & playback heads, and the cutterhead has a thumbscrew & cutting needle, just like the home di...

Boule wrote:but if not I'm gonna find me some acetate and heat press, and promptly pester you with questions!

careful, nitrocellulose acetate is flammable

flozki wrote:and pricetag is still 1500.- but i guess i have to fix it on CHF. ,at least for the first preorder batch.

AWESOME - You Rock, Sir. Looking forward to one brass one, per my PM last year.

- Bob