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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 347


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Sparky Associates
	 Misplaced Celtic Cultures
	 Introduction and Audio Advice
	 RHAC, SPERDVAC and those unwelcome "forrenners"
	 Texas Rangers & Texas roads
	 Radio Show Survival
	 ADMINISTRIVIA: Subject Lines
	 Enough Selling
	 Re:CROSSTALK

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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 08:11:43 -0500 (EST)
From: JSEXTON@[removed]
To: OTR@[removed]
Subject: Sparky Associates
Message-id: <01HX4ED5PYQE8WWKMU@[removed]>

  Hats Off to Leland Maschmeyer for his terrific posting on the Sparky
[removed] also remember that Sparky and The Magic Piano was on TV as an
animated feature several years ago.
  My one remaining question is where is Henry Blaire,the talented Hollywood
child actor?? I'd sure like to write [removed] have a feeling He would enjoy
hearing from some of his fans? Does anyone know whether He is still living
and an address to reach him?? Thanks, John Sexton (JSEXTON@unca,edu)

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 08:56:02 -0500
From: JRayb71827@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Misplaced Celtic Cultures
Message-ID: <951101085602_9626468@[removed]>

I am of Scottish ancestry and quite proud of [removed] traveled extensively
in Scotland and have many warm memories.  I preface my comments that way
because I can't for the life of me see what the ad for "Celtic Cultures" has
to do with old time radio.  Please, can't we stick to the subject matter on
this digest?

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 09:46:15 -0500
From: acosentini@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Introduction and Audio Advice
Message-ID: <09788670@[removed]>

     I've been reading OTR digest with great 
     interest. It's been the most interesting and 
     enjoyable e-mail in my "in box". 
     
     I've been in the audio business for about 20 
     years. I've been in the audio restoration end 
     of it for about 12 years. I'm currently the 
     Chief Audio Engineer for the Rodgers & 
     Hammerstein Archive here in NYC. Previously I 
     was the Chief Audio Engineer for The Museum 
     of Television and Radio. I've done 
     restoration work for BMG, Sony, Columbia 
     [removed] [removed] I wont give you my whole 
     resume. But I do know more than average about 
     restoring old recordings. I've worked on 
     Edison cylinders dating back to 1888, wire 
     recordings and all sorts of disks and tapes.
     
     I have to chime in on some of the comments 
     made about "the best recording medium" and 
     "the longest lasting medium". 
     
     The [removed] subcommittee on preservation (that 
     I sit on) so far has agreed that all sound 
     archives should preserve old recordings onto 
     1/4 inch tape, 1/2 track at least 7 1/2 ips 
     (preferably 15 ips) The tape should be [removed] 
     mils thick, back coated, recorded in one 
     direction, stored tails out, on a 10 1/2" 
     metal reel with an NAB hub.
     
     Having said that, no way is cassette better 
     than reel to reel for long term storage. Even 
     if that reel is recorded at 3 3/4 ips, 1/4 
     track. 3 3/4 ips is faster than 1 7/8 ips and 
     1/4" width is still wider than 1/8". I'm not 
     even going to get into all the mechanical 
     problems that can arise in long term cassette 
     storage.
     
     I recall that someone in the digest stated 
     that their reel to reel recorder was capable 
     of hitting frequencies as high as 30K. and 
     therefore analog recording is far superior to 
     digital. 30K !!! on analog!!! In all my years 
     in the business I've never came across a reel 
     to reel that could do that. Not even some of 
     those $250,000 multi-tracks that I've worked 
     with, going at 30 ips.
     
     The comparison between digital and analog 
     recording is like comparing apples and 
     oranges. Basically digital is great for 
     manipulating and editing audio. Analog so far 
     is the best for long term storage. However it 
     appears that CD-R can become a strong 
     contender.
     
     ----------- New Subject ------------
     
     I was very happy to see that someone 
     mentioned my show, "Classic Radio". I've 
     produced and engineered this OTR program for 
     the past five years. It can be heard every 
     Wednesday at 7:00pm to 8:00pm on WFUV-FM, 
     [removed] here in the NYC tri-state area. 
     
     My family thinks I'm nut's for putting so 
     much time and money into this endeavor and 
     not getting paid for it. But I want to do my 
     part to spread the word of OTR. I also want 
     to show people that most of these old 
     recordings can sound pretty darn good. 
     Unfortunately there are to many OTR shows out 
     there that have been poorly restored. There 
     is no excuse for bad sound.
     
     Most ET's have a frequency response from 30hz 
     to 16Khz. Its a real shame that so many OTR 
     shows have been remastered in such a sloppy 
     manner. I think OTR fans should put their 
     collective foot down and demand better.
     
     Thanks all for letting me put my two cents 
     in.
     
     Orson Welles is King!

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 09:30:17 -0500
From: aa993@[removed] (Christopher L. Tumber)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: RHAC, SPERDVAC and those unwelcome "forrenners"
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I just received my RHAC catalog after just joining a couple weeks ago. When 
I filled out my application, and mailed off my cheque, the paperwork RHAC had 
sent indicated the rental fees were $[removed] for reels and $[removed] for cassette 
sets. As a Canadian, I fully expected to pay slightly more for shipping due
to the higher costs of sending packages accross the boarder. Sure enough, 
the catalog indicates a surcharge of $1 per reel/casette set for Canadians.
 
While I would quibble about the amount of the surchage as I think it's a 
little high, I have no real argument with it other than it would have been 
nice to be informed from the outset. Particularly since whoever mailed me the 
application form in the first place could hardly miss that it was going to 
Canada.
 
Yesterday I recieved SERDVAC's newsletter and membership application. 
Nowehere is there any mention of ANY fees other than membership dues and I 
strongly believe ALL fees should be disclosed in the new member package (RHAC 
didn't list their fees for books, logs and scripts in their new member 
package either btw). As well, a small slip of paper inserted with the rest 
of the package reads "Note: Canadian membership is an extra $[removed] annually 
and library loan fees are more because of the additional postage costs."
 
Huh?
 
First of all, how about stating the original fees, not to mention the 
Canadian fees? Obviously you've just aknowledged that they exist and that 
they are different, why not come clean and list them?
 
Second, what's with $5 surcharge? While $5 may not be a tonne of money, the 
surcharge means new Canadian memberships cost 20% more than American ones, 
and renewals cost 33% more. Why? What possible extra administrative work is 
generated by Canadians to warrant this? Because you have to remember to write 
"Canada" on the package? Because our postal code has some letters in it? 
What? Keep in mind RHAC was more than happy to take my $25 regardless of 
where I live.
 
If SPERDVAC simply wants to discourage foreigners, well fine, just say 
"Sorry, American residents only" we'd go away and leave them alone.
I simply can't fathom any other explination for it. If it's simply some 
arbitrary fee someone at SPERDVAC came up with, I STRONGLY recommend they 
reconsider it. As the world gets smaller and particularly as organisations 
like SPERDVAC get publicity from sources like the Internet there will be more 
and more foreign members. Right now, I haven't decided if this irks me enough 
not to join SPERDVAC, but I'm sure that eventually it will lead to a lot of 
people choosing other societies like RHAC instead.

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 09:11:29 -0600
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Texas Rangers & Texas roads
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>>Date: 01 Nov 1995 10:29 GMT
>From: Henry Brugsch <henry@[removed]>
>To: [removed]@[removed] 
>Subject: Texas Rangers, horse trailors in V95 #345
>
>I wonder if the author of those scripts was British?
>It's not uncommon over here to be stuck behind a horse trailor. The
>roads are so narrow, that you can't over take unless you have enough
>room in the on coming lane.
>I'd have thought that Texas roads would be a bit wider.
>-----
>   Henry Brugsch
>   aka hbj elsewhere, CIS: [removed]@[removed], hbj@[removed]

Not in the 1940s and 1950s, they weren't.  Texas' famous road system was
developed in the late Eisenhower years and thru the 1960s.  And, here in
the 1990s, it's beginning to crumble like everything else.
John Henley
jhenley@[removed]
ph  (512) 495-4112
fax (512) 495-4296

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 95 10:46:42 EST
From: elucitti@[removed] (Ellie Lucitti -- Admin. - Hartford )
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Radio Show Survival
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

To: otr@[removed]                             


I agree with Erik, "...the more radio shows floating about in
private hands, the more likely that the art form will survive and
continue to be appreciated."

I'm real new at this--it started with some tapes of Les Miserables
given to me many years ago.  Recently, I rediscovered them and began
listening to them in the car when I found 2 episodes missing!  eeks!
After many, many, phone calls, including the radio station, I found
I couldn't complete the set, even though I mentioned that I could go
to my grave and never have a complete set to pass on!  Answer: 
"Sorry."

Some fine person suggested to me to contact OTR, (something I never
heard of or knew how to find) to list my plight.  I did--and found a
response across the country.  I am so excited to be able to finally
complete the 16 episodes and fill in the copies of two other people
that also received this present.

Thanks to OTR--Many, many thanks!!!

Ellie Lucitti  

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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 09:38:43 -0600
From: Lou Genco <lgenco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Subject Lines
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In issue 344 of the Digest, Lee Maschmeyer requested that folks include all
subjects of their topics in the email Subject line. I'd ask editorial
contributors to also consider a -separate- message for -each- topic.  Bill
Pfeiffer's "smart browser" keeps track of messages by date, author and
subject line, so folks that access his site can retrieve old OTR messages
-by subject- (or any other of the search fields).

With the tremendous growth of our OTR Digest, the volume of email has
expanded so fewer subscribers have time to read -all- of the digest.  Lee's
practice of scanning the subject lines for pertinent material is quite
common, and including appropriate subject lines helps readers to quickly
find articles in which they have interest.

Lou
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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 10:47:44 -0600 (CST)
From: joliver@[removed] (W. Joe Oliver)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Enough Selling
Message-id: <01HX4JYHGRJ60000YS@[removed]>

     In my opinion this List runs the risk of being dominated by at least 
one individual with clear commercial interests who overposts, confuses 
information with sales pitches, and promotes unnecessary controversies.  I 
don't know how one person can be understood so many times.

     Earlier this year the Amari guy was raked over the coals pretty good on 
this list.  I certainly don't know him, nor am I here to defend him, but he 
at least advertises his wares appropriately and seems straightforward and 
businesslike.

     In a world of heavy commercialism, it's been nice--up to now--to be 
able to turn here to the List and step out of the advertising assaults that 
are almost everywhere.  But perhaps  what's most unsettling is the thought 
that someone does not give readers credit for seeing and recognizing a 
stream of sales pitches.  At least Madison Avenue *tells* us it's 
advertising to us and doesn't try to be anything else.

     Hey, please just offer folks who are interested a flier, where you can 
sell to you hearts content?

                                               Joe Oliver

     
W. Joseph Oliver
Department of Communication
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX  75962

   (409-468-4001)

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:23:35 -0500
From: celtic@[removed] (Stuart Joseph)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re:CROSSTALK
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>
>Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 04:03:49 -0500
>From: ErikS74342@[removed]
>To: otr@[removed]
>Subject: Reel-to-reel versus cassettes
 By then, someone will have solved the crosstalk problem, by
>inventing a computer program that takes the signal from one channel, and
>cancels those sounds out of the other. 
>Erik Smith
>Kennewick, Wash.  
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Do programs like DART remove crosstalk? If there are programs that already
exist for doing this, I would like to find out about them.
_________________________________________________________________
Stuart Joseph 
Celtic Cultures
RR 2 Box 164
Houghton Brook Road
Putney, VT 05346 [removed]
(802) 387-KILT (5458) (voice)
(802) 387- 4831 (fax, but call first, so I can turn on computer)
e-mail: celtic@[removed]
Web page catalogue: [removed]~celtic/
Your source of all things Celtic-- if it's Celtic, we'll get it!

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