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Offline MasterBlaster

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Interesting record finds
« on: March 08, 2015, 01:47:08 PM »
A friend from work have me a junk Marantz to see if it could be salvaged. Sadly it's not worth repairing so it's on the bay listed as a parts unit. The upside is that it was pretty clean and has the original box and manual so it's actually garnering b respectable ids.

Anyways, Inside the box were a few other items like brochures, and spec sheets. These 2 records were among the extras in the box.

One is a recordio which appears to be from 1944. These recordable records were made at amusement parks and other venues. We tried to play it but didn't have a 78 needle. Music could barely be heard. The surface is interesting - you can tell it wasn't pressed. The other record was a 45 single from Christopher Barrett on "bit-o-pitt" records. It features "Home in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania" and "Many a moment"

Certainly not a goldmine find but still interesting.
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Re: Interesting record finds
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2015, 04:19:40 PM »
Interesting. Wilcox-Gay Recordio home made recordings.  The Recordio line started in 1939, the company went bankrupt when I was a 1 year old in 1963. 

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Re: Interesting record finds
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2015, 09:58:40 PM »
Do NOT clean that Recordio with any cleaner that isn't specifically labeled "safe for 78s".   Anything with alcohol in it will ruin it on contact.