In a message dated 7/4/2007 10:23:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, steve_noreen at msn.com writes: > Do you play yours? I thought they were too fragile to play. How do you > keep them from slipping? I am now curious how these sound. > Hi All, Well, I'm not Robert but I play my Marconi Records. I merely play them on a modern lightweight tone arm electric 78 rpm phonograph. The sound can be simple awsome! I have also played a few Columbias from the same era that seem to blow away the Victors with depth and roundness on tone. However, something changed in Columbia's recording equipment and by the time the Blue Label records came out the sound quality in the lower range seems to have greatly diminished. My only assumption is that the strong notes in the lower register were causing damage to the reproducers used in the Columbia. The mica would finally start to disintigrate from the extra strong vibration and caused that squealing sound at certain tones and if the reproducer was too stiff the damage to the grooves would soon become apparant. Just my personal observations. Sincerely. Rick A. Jorgensen AMERICAN GRAMOPHONE & WIRELESS Co. http://members.aol.com/AGW1886/index.html GOLDEN ERA AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION http://members.aol.com/AGW1888/geaahome.htm ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.