Yep! I have a collection of vinyl that I started buying in the '50's. Somewhere 
around 600 records. No junk. I do love them.
My "Oldtool" turntable is a Technics purchased around 1990. I remember the diamo
nd needle costing about the same amount as the actual turntable.

Back in the day, I used to record my vinyl discs onto cassette tape so the vinyl
 records could remain pristine. Of course, the tapes deteriorate over time, but 
we didn't really know that back then.

I love my records
Black, shiny vinyl
Clicks and pops
And white noise
Man they sounded fine
I had my favorite stations
The ones that played them all
Country, soul and rock-and-roll
What happened to those times?

"Back when" by Tim McGraw

On Jul 13, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Ed Minch wrote:

> 
> On Jul 13, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote:
> 
>> >> More than likely, and I've probably distressed audiophiles everywhere by m
y choice of construction :).  I think my Dual 1214 was low-end 40 years ago, but
 I keep it around because it plays 78s.  My kids don't know what a cassette or 8
-track looks like, but at least they recognize vinyl.
> 
> 
> > So interesting.  Beautiful work Adam, and like others, I am intrigued by you
r bench.
> 
> > My youngest daughter is a blues singer in Brooklyn and she repairs high-end 
(is $50,000 still considered high-end?) guitars to keep herself alive.   She has
 a 1959 Gibson 225 (basic electric guitar, Jeff) with custom inlay in the neck -
 most probably from Gibson, but hard to say - and she uses a late 50's Fender am
p.  One of her bandmates is the sales rep for the only American manufacturer of 
tubes and she plays a 1957 Gibson 335 (pretty special electric guitar, Jeff) and
 has her choice of a dozen old tube amps.
> 
> My daughter and another woman cut a 10" vinyl record about 6 months ago:
> 
> http://www.insound.com/Split-Vinyl-10inch-Dayna-Kurtz-Mamie-Minch/P/INS72918/
> 
> And they would like to do more.
> 
> Ed Minch
> 
> 
> 
> 
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