OT: dumpster dive and water/mold cleanup

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Wed Sep 4 01:42:00 2002

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Chris wrote:

> The only time I ever actually saw a record recorder was on an episode of
> the Honeymooners. Ralph recorded a message for Alice on his record
> player. He made a comment about needing a blank record, and then spoke
> into what looked like a mini horn speaker.
>
> I assumed that since the Honeymooners was a "reality" show, that the
> device actually existed (and since I have heard reference to such a
> thing elsewhere).
>
> Anyone know what material the blank records used? I would think ceramic
> would be too hard, and even vinyl records seem like the material would
> be too stiff to get a good recording.

I have 4-6 blank blanks that came with the other stuff. I think these are
made of some sort of thin vinyl. I noticed they seem to be about half as
think as a typical 33. They also have extra holes adjacent to the spindle
hole, which are used to "lock" the record to the turntable. The
recordables I have vary in their hole pattern, some only have 1 extra
hole, while others have two or three. The records with two and three have
their holes in a triangle like pattern with/around the center hole.

-Toth
Received on Wed Sep 04 2002 - 01:42:00 BST