Transco or Apollo masters. can anyone spare a couple?

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Transco or Apollo masters. can anyone spare a couple?

Post: # 12992Unread post Self-lather
Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:11 pm

I'm looking to do some cutting with a couple real lacquers for once. I'll pay whatever they are worth. I don't need to buy a bunch of them from transco, I just want to test a couple before I go that route.

Thanks!

-Thomas

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Post: # 12995Unread post opcode66
Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:38 pm

You can order them from Apollo. You don't have to buy a full box. If you buy less than 25 Masters or 50 dubs (one full box) you just pay an extra dollar per disc.
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Post: # 12996Unread post Self-lather
Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:39 pm

Cool. Thats good to know. They don't have prices posted anymore. Whats the going rate?

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Post: # 12997Unread post opcode66
Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:33 pm

Well, there are a number three kinds of lacquers: masters, reference dubs and reference lites. And of course, three sizes: 12", 10", 7". So, what style and size were you looking for? I'll pm you.
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Post: # 13013Unread post Self-lather
Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:34 am

I'm interested in 12" and 7" masters. Thanks.

-Thomas

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Post: # 13015Unread post Self-lather
Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:16 pm

What do people prefer, transco or apollo?

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Post: # 13016Unread post JayDC
Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:31 pm

Self-lather wrote:I'm interested in 12" and 7" masters. Thanks.

-Thomas
if you want masters for those size vinyls, then you want 14" and 10"..

12" master would = 10" vinyl, and 7" master would make a 5" vinyl..

You need the extra leeway for handling..

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Post: # 13020Unread post Self-lather
Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:55 pm

Cool, thanks for the heads up JayDC!

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