newshound wrote:
On 01/04/2021 19:09, Another Dave wrote:
On 01/04/2021 18:47, Tim+ wrote:
Weirdly I found an old 78rpm record of Harry Gordon stuffed under a hedge
this morning whilst out for a run.

I have a conventional record deck and wondered about playing it once
at 45
rpm and recording it and then speeding up the playback.

Would this work?


In a word - No. It isn't just the speed difference that's the problem;
the size of the groove is completely different. If it plays at all the
quality will be abysmal and it may damage your stylus.

Another Dave

You could also play 78's using hawthorn thorns instead of the standard
steel ones (which were much the same length and diameter). Not sure if
this was for economy, or to reduce record wear, or whether some
considered that it gave a better tone.


Careful, Russ Andrews will revive the idea and start selling styli made
from a rare timber grown
in a rainforest by a waterfall whose sound of water it has absorbed over
decades,
the soothing properties of which enhance any recording played back with
one.
Yours for £2000 each.

GH