The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

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Hi, we can do that on our automated DMM lathes, but probably not on a lacquer one. We cut several similar records on our DMM lathes in the past and the software can do the requested automated head up/down/ready sequences without stopping the platter its rotating. We are quite overloaded with orders ...

There is a virtually standard by georg neumann which says that: "positive half-wave of a lateral recording has to move to edge of the record" knowing the relation between mono and stereo you can now define every polarity in your system. might be important for correct working of your vari-pitch. Luk...

Fonotec - they seem to have a connection with the former Master Media Productions (MMP) plant now called Interpress vinyl: www.interpressvinyl.com as their locations are very close - only several km between them. This would be the original Teldec lathe as they advertise takeover of Teldec/OK Media t...

A new looong video about GZ made by M. Fremer from Analog Planet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFNhp53xS_U

It is measurable and sometimes also audible that lacquer / vinyl / pvc / copper master plate / nickel mother can have a little bit different sound on the same turntable+same stylus due to elasticity or rigidity of the particular material. But there should be no audible differencies when using variou...

Phinster wrote:I don't understand the continuing love affair with DMM....

Eh, I suppose you probably have no galvanic department there and don't cut 3000 lacquers per month as we do with DMM plates... ?

I think, it is much easier and convenient to cut lacquers in a dedicated mastering/cutting studio.

The head suspension box and vacuum platter need to be different than the standard VMS70 to cut DMM. There is a chance that GZ is using a VMS70 to cut DMM with in-house mods- but I do not know 100% No, there is no chance cutting DMM plates at our VMS-70 here at GZ. We have no spare lacquer lathe so ...

Hello, our sister plant MRP (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) offers some jobs: 1) MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 2) Overnight Production Shift Manager 3) Vinyl Record Press Operator More here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/memphis-record-pressing-jobs?trk=guest_job_details_employer_jserp Please move this post to a...

Hi Phinster,
so the number 31 went to another studio? Or is there as a spare lathe? I can remember discussion about our and your 31s lathes in the other thread. Ours being a DMM lathe and yours being a lacquer one...

Maybe we should ask Flo about patents used in his old and new heads. And what about Vinylium products? They are using Neumann's design in some parts at least. If anybody wants to design a complete new cutting lathe then there will be no problems, but any copy of their product or a product based on t...

Did they really press vinyl records? I've heard rumors it was only some testing and they had many problems with both their manual presses. But yes, we plan to start pressing records there sooner or later...

Hello Steve, just a small update, about the french ones in particular: SNADISC doesn't exist anymore, it was sold this year and definitely won't exist as a pressing plant anymore. Same for Magnetic Mastering, it is a priori no longer active, for a few years now. Hello, SNADISC is now part of our GZ...

It will be good to have several possibilities to choose from...
The just being developed Flo's AM44 may have an Italian competitor.
And I can just regret that the famous Polish lathe-developer refused to come here to present his/her work

Maybe that is one reason DMM never really took off too. Back in the day there were 12" copper blanks that refs were cut on. I don't know if any of the DMM facilities offer copper refs today..?? JJG In theory, it is possible to send a DMM ref. And I think that some specialized cutting studios (AR, P...

New 2018 video from GZ: https://youtu.be/XNrg2bTlNGI?t=46
Again in our beautiful Czech language
New QC system from 7:23.

Yes, the software is not available to the public. We refused several offers (even The Scientologists) in the past. It is a complete mastering system directly connected to our database of titles and internal informational system. Also it includes several hardware modules for a direct communication be...

Welcome, Brian.
This is the best forum about vinyl records production. I and my colleagues from several GZ departments learned a lot from posts written here.
Regards,

Latest BBC article with a shorter version of the video clip aired yesterday: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41747615 Mr. Sterba is speaking in front of one of the new QC workstations (not presented officially to the public yet, nor on the web). + some other videos from 2016/2017 You can see our DM...

Older cartridges for lacquers: Shure SC39ED and Stanton 681EEE III
Newer cartridge for lacquers: Ortofon SuperOM 30

Regular playback of vinyl records: Ortofon OM 5e
Audiophile playback of vinyl records: Shure V-15 (several types) + JICO SAS styli

Nickel mothers playback: Shure M44 MC + N44C conical