Gelatine Foil Records
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Gelatine Foil Records
Came across these, German brand, 'Gelatine Foil Records'
Never seen or heard anything like it. Looks like 30'ties, 4o'ties.
And as you can see they are not really playable anymore:-)
Cover says:
'Both for amatuear and finest studio recordings'
'Store cool and dry'
'Two sided, wide frequency response'
'Playable without treatment!'
Never seen or heard anything like it. Looks like 30'ties, 4o'ties.
And as you can see they are not really playable anymore:-)
Cover says:
'Both for amatuear and finest studio recordings'
'Store cool and dry'
'Two sided, wide frequency response'
'Playable without treatment!'
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Re: Gelatine Foil Records
just to be precise. these are 'laquers' to be recorded on:-)
Closest thingh to a meat record yet
Closest thingh to a meat record yet
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Re: Gelatine Foil Records
Intriguing. Any idea what the material is? Is it actual collagen gelatin? If you can dissolve some of it in hot water it may very well be...
Re: Gelatine Foil Records
no idea, but they are quite stiff, not 'flexi'
packet only mentions 'gelatine foil'
could be a very cheap source for laquers to experiment with, if somebody has an idea how to make them
packet only mentions 'gelatine foil'
could be a very cheap source for laquers to experiment with, if somebody has an idea how to make them
Re: Gelatine Foil Records
i think those gelatin blanks was farly populer for inexpencive homerecordings in europe before the war i have seen a swedish webside owned by a guy that was a radio amature during that time he used simular gelatin blanks together with a homemade lathe for recording of the radio and making copys of commercial records.
i would indeed be intresting to see someone making gelatin blanks.
i would indeed be intresting to see someone making gelatin blanks.
Re: Gelatine Foil Records
I have since seen a large collection of these types of blanks - many colours, thickness differneces etc.
in perfectly good shape, opposed to the ones in the picture.
Conclusion must be that they have been fairly common around ww2
in perfectly good shape, opposed to the ones in the picture.
Conclusion must be that they have been fairly common around ww2
Re: Gelatine Foil Records
You can send them here to have the sound retrieved off of them:
http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/how-edison-got-his-groove-back
http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/how-edison-got-his-groove-back
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