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Date: 12/7/2010 10:19 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2010 : Issue 210
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Cinammon Bear                         [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
      "TV radio" question                   [ sdelahoyde@[removed] ]
      Re: Turntables for OTR                [ Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@sbcglo ]
      Favorite OTR Detective Shows          [ lawrence albert <albertlarry@yahoo. ]
      re: OTR on LP records                 [ Steve Salaba <dangerdanger@sbcgloba ]

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    Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:19:07 -0500
    From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Cinammon Bear

    A few years ago, Dennis Crow and I compiled a list of radio stations across
    the country, with the dates and times, for radio stations broadcasting THE
    CINNAMON BEAR, and the list ultimately became extensive. The tricky part was
    we suspected a number of stations broadcasting the series but wasn't specific
    in local newspaper listings (listing the show as "children's show" and
    generic titles like that), and news blurbs that puzzled us. We were seeking
    the archives of the transcription company that produced the series, in the
    hopes they kept track as well. RADIO DAILY, BROADCASTING and VARIETY all had
    news blurbs about the production of the series (still nothing revealing the
    complete cast) but we came pretty close. A humorous moment came we went
    through Carlton E. Morse's archives and found plot summaries for a few
    episodes of a proposed radio program called TIMOTHY JOHN, which involved an
    Irish teddy bear that took a couple kids to a fairy tale land. I mailed it to
    Dennis and he laughed at it, claiming even Carlton E. Morse wantd to do his
    own rendition, proving how good THE CINNAMON BEAR was. Sadly, I don't have
    that list anymore of radio stations that broadcasted the show beginning in
    1937 and through 1960. I gave my copy to someone who was supposedly doing an
    article about THE CINNAMON BEAR and that article (to my knowledge) never came
    to be and the author/researcher went off the grid -- haven't heard from him
    in years. But Dennis' archive should still have the list of stations and
    dates. Does anyone know whatever happened to Dennis Crow's collection?

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    Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:24:18 -0500
    From: sdelahoyde@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  "TV radio" question

    As a kid in the 40's, I was really impressed that a friend and his family had
    a console radio that was "TV ready". And I recall seeing the same promotion in
    radio ads at the time.
    Apparently it meant that, when television became available, all you had to do
    was buy the TV attachment and plug it into your console radio. I suppose the
    idea was that the radio would provide the sound and the other device would
    "simply" provide the picture.
    It doesn't seem to me that I ever heard of any company actually making
    whatever the TV attachment was, available.
    Does anyone know anything about this, or remember it?

    Stan Delahoyde, Glendale, AZ

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    Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:13:58 -0500
    From: Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Turntables for OTR

    On 12/6/2010 Matthew Bullis wrote:

>     Hello, while I've seen these advertised online, including USB turntables
>     which connect right into your computer, so that you don't need to wire up
>     your existing turntable into your computer sound card, most of these don't
>     say whether they include a proper cartridge and stylus for playing 78s.

    If you have an older turntable with a magnetic cartridge you can get a
    preamp for it to bring the signal level up to standard "high-level"
    specification. These have the advantage that they include the RIAA
    response curve which is more of interest to those wanting to play music
    from LPs.

    Or you can do what I do and use an inexpensive DJ mixer-preamp. These
    usually have at a minimum two high-level and two magnetic LP inputs with
    individual gain controls and usually a tone control. The tone controls
    are great for reducing background hum and buzz without having to edit
    the file with the computer--look for three controls for high, medium,
    and low frequencies or a mini-graphic equalizer. Also, if you want to
    record your own voice, inexpensive microphones usually use phono jacks
    instead of the pro-type XLR connectors, so see what the DJ mixer has if
    this is important to you.

    You should be aware that turntables sold prior to about 1960 which have
    the four speed capability may use a ceramic cartridge which does not
    require a preamp. These cartridges produce high level outputs directly.
    You can probably find the specs on cartridges on the Internet by
    searching the manufacturer and model of cartridge. If you use one of
    these without RIAA correction your recordings will lack bass and sound
    excessively bright.

    A word about RIAA equalization. Prior to the mid 50's every major record
    producer used their own pre-emphasis equalization. Finding multi-input
    equalization preamps today is not easy as they are almost always antique
    tube units. As a rule I believe you are better off using tone controls
    to adjust the sound to your liking rather than trying to get everything
    right.

    Don

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    Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:14:04 -0500
    From: lawrence albert <albertlarry@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Favorite OTR Detective Shows

    1. The Rathbone Sherlock Holmes series
    2. Richard Diamond
    3. Sam Spade
    4. Johnny Dollar (all)
    5. Philip Marlowe

    Honorable mentions: Ellery Queen, The New Adventures of Michael Shayne

    Larry Albert

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    Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:30:46 -0500
    From: Steve Salaba <dangerdanger@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  re: OTR on LP records

    Matthew Bullis asks about USB turntables - Can they play 78's? I have
    a Numark that does, and it also has a variable speed control for
    those records that may have been recorded at something slightly more
    or less than 78 rpm. It also has "line out" jacks to hook to your
    component stereo. It can run on AC or batteries. There are special 78
    needles available for it as well. I think I am using one of the new
    Crosley retro turntable special 78 needles in my Numark, and it works
    great. The 78s do not sound as noisy as they do with an LP needle.
    The Numark is kind of expensive, as I recall, but sometimes you can
    find them on sale.

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