Some random 78rpm transfers I have made.....

[transformingArt]

Here are some of the transfers I have made from the original 78rpm and Cylinder recordings that I own in my collection. The records were transferred digitally using professional archival equipment with a variety of custom-made styli, with CEDAR denoise / declick unit used for the basic audio clean-up, and two professional sonic restoration and editing softwares (DC Art 10 / iZotope RX 7). I have shared many of these recordings on the Facebook group that I co-manage with Michael Biel, the 78 rpm records & cylinders fan group.

 

Anyway, onto the transfers. 

 

Eugene Ormandy & His Salon Orchestra - 'Farandole' from 'L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2' (Bizet) (1930 Judson Transcription Disc #670)

https://app.box.com/s/my2vdujhwbh3gil7jyxf5btej75sb41f

 

Ernest Hare - Santa Claus Hides in the Phonograph (1927 Brunswick)

https://app.box.com/s/0cyh9dl1rb0pmonucjjo4vohdrlskvns

George W. Johnson - The Laughing Song (1897 Columbia Cylinder #7601)

https://app.box.com/s/x4y1x6xng14sv30yh3sdz71as3mjtwmz

 

Ethel Waters - My Handy Man (1928)
https://app.box.com/s/vabrovjbew6t45sklh17h96mikwonknf

Victor Concert Band - The Mill in the Forest (Ellenberg) (1929)
https://app.box.com/s/xb6kdhejkawdejq848jfbdigkvuyrgka

 

Eubie Blake - Sounds of Africa (Charleston Rag) (Take 6) (1921 Emerson - 1949 Paramount Reissue)

https://app.box.com/s/i8m3j3r7i5qqbx6yp1l08y8416j9dck9

 

Banda Municipale di Milano - Marcia Aida (1902 G&T 50124) (7" Disc)

https://app.box.com/s/cz0t93i116upm1ze04yh1k5f7ts6pfjz

 

Pietro Deiro - El Choclo (1932)
https://app.box.com/s/jfe7oz5qn0f6o659a0103k4sqpyub9x2

 

Enrico Caruso - 'Ingemisco' from 'Requiem' (Verdi) (1915)

https://app.box.com/s/1ypk9v9tvgtfh0hjcozd3tv9pvbt5ola
 

Charles D'Almaine - Scenes that are Brightest (1898 Columbia Concert Cylinder)

https://app.box.com/s/zou77f67vkayj64qb9iadxtk8vz8cyh7
(*This one is not exactly a "transfer" per se, as it was digitized by playing the cylinder on a vintage Columbia Graphophone Type AB)
 

Let me know how you think about my attempts.

 

Attached are some "action shots" taken during my transfer sessions. 

[melvind]

I love the pictures of all your wonderful equipment. I just use a speed adjustable turntable, a few cartridge heads, and my MacBook Pro. I wish I had a room like yours!

 

Thanks for the post!

Edited March 2, 2021 by melvind

[Analogous]

An impressive setup!

 

For those who don't know this Facebook group, it's great with a lot of seasoned record people contributing content.

 

John