blank 7 inch lacquers needed

[andyjohnmm]

hello all. i recently bought an old vinyl cutter / player that fits 7 inch (45rpm) records. i seem to be having trouble tracking down anybody who will sell me the blanks so i can do some cutting at home. anybody know where i could acquire these? thanks very much, andy

[concretecowboy71]

Apollo Mastering.

[concretecowboy71]

Apollo Mastering.

[Steve E.]

Interesting. I guess they make "reference lites" at that size. I didn't know that.

http://www.apollomasters.com/products.html

It's confusing. This page seems to contradict that:

http://www.apollomasters.com/story.html

"Over the years, Apollo Masters had requests for 7”, 8”, 16”, and 17” discs. We made production samples of 7-inch discs, but a market never developed for this size."

[andyjohnmm]

thanks all!

[dietrich10]

I have a box of large hole 7" audiodiscs from the 70s?
not sure i want to sell or not..but not sure why not. those work?

[Steve E.]

will those still work OK? At what point do acetates harden?

[andyjohnmm]

are there other names for the "one-offs" besides acetate?

[opcode66]

Lacquer

Shellac

Dub

Reference Dub

[andyjohnmm]

i see, thanks.
so i am looking for the plates i can cut that will last. hopefully these are the kind that apollo mentioned to me.

[opcode66]

The lacquers from Apollo will give you 200 to 300 clear plays before wearing in. This is, of course, dependant on your playback setup. If you have your tonearm set heavy (not counterbalanced much) as turntablists would then this will wear in the record faster. Also, if you use a stylus that is made for scratching then that will wear in the grooves quickly as well. Finally, if you do a lot of cueing of the record, the grooves will get worn our at that point on the record.

But, treat them well and you can get good life out of them. The Reference Lite discs that Apollo sells are said to be more robust. The claim that these can actually stand up to more abuse. Like actually being scratched for turntablism. I have a clutch of them. I haven't cut one yet however. So, I can't really comment on how they compare to a standard lacquer.

[andyjohnmm]

for your thorough reply, i thank you. andy