New Member of Lathe Trolls

This is where record cutters raise questions about cutting, and trade wisdom and experiment results. We love Scully, Neumann, Presto, & Rek-O-Kut lathes and Wilcox-Gay Recordios (among others). We are excited by the various modern pro and semi-pro systems, too, in production and development. We use strange, extinct disc-based dictation machines. And other stuff, too.

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Len Horowitz
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New Member of Lathe Trolls

Post: # 5910Unread post Len Horowitz
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:24 pm

History of Recorded Sound is located in Culver City, California.
The company began as a educational forum at Columbia College
afterwhich in 1987 it became a direct-to-disc record label. Presently,
"History" supplies lacquer discs and stylii for West Coast users. Also;

Scully/Westrex service, Ampex service and Gotham/Grampian
repair. ********

My specalty is teaching lacquer mastering to a new generation of
recordists. I worked for Westrex for over 20 years and have been
in the lacquer mastering busniss for 35 years. Records are one of
the most charismatic ways to record anything--I want to learn
new things from you for our future vinyls.- Len at "history"

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mossboss
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Len

Post: # 5911Unread post mossboss
Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:58 pm

Welcome on board Len I am sure you will learn from us and we from you Cheers

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motorino
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Post: # 5912Unread post motorino
Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:58 am

Hello Len

Welcome

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Post: # 6054Unread post Steve E.
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:56 am

Len has been phenomenally helpful to me!!! He is the best. Welcome.

Steve (writing from Berlin.)

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Post: # 6056Unread post cymbalism
Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:33 am

welcome aboard sir! :)
all the best!
- tommie 'plan 9' emmi
poly-cut lathe cuts / cymbalism recordings

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Post: # 6065Unread post cuttercollector
Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:24 pm

Len has been beyond helpful to me through the years. I am grateful for his friendship.

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Post: # 6066Unread post dietrich10
Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:58 pm

Welcome Len.

I hear great things about you from tom@palomino, tim @ manmade and others


D
cutting lacquers-vms70 system

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Post: # 6068Unread post markrob
Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:51 pm

Len Horowitz wrote:History of Recorded Sound is located in Culver Scully/Westrex service, Ampex service and Gotham/Grampian
repair. ********
Hi Len,

Welcome. I see you do work on Grampian heads. Do you have any copies for sale of tech info on the heads (e.g. manuals, service notes etc.)? Do you know what the correct damping oil is that should be used on these heads? Is this something that should be replaced? I saw some info that indicates its Dow 200 silicone, but that comes in various viscosities. Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Mark

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Post: # 6075Unread post Aussie0zborn
Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:50 am

Welcome Len! Good to have you here.

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