I found this beautiful forum of yours while doing research for a unique recording project:
A violinist wants to record Ysaÿes 6 sonatas opus 27 direct-to-disk and release the result on gramophone compatible 78 rpm discs. The aim is to have a "nostalgic" edition, with interpretation and playing technique typical for the period the composition was published, recorded the way it was done back then, on a medium that is playable on consumer playback devices of the period (=gramophones).
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The obvious problem is the need for a suitable cutting head. How hard are these to come by?
By the way, is there a special term to distinguish between the different groove sizes (LP vs older)? In the stuff I've been reading, the distinction is made by referring to the speed the records are played back at.
best regards,
Robert Vierling