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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2010 : Issue 210
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Cinammon Bear [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
"TV radio" question [ sdelahoyde@[removed] ]
Re: Turntables for OTR [ Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@sbcglo ]
Favorite OTR Detective Shows [ lawrence albert <albertlarry@yahoo. ]
re: OTR on LP records [ Steve Salaba <dangerdanger@sbcgloba ]
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:19:07 -0500
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Cinammon Bear
A few years ago, Dennis Crow and I compiled a list of radio stations across
the country, with the dates and times, for radio stations broadcasting THE
CINNAMON BEAR, and the list ultimately became extensive. The tricky part was
we suspected a number of stations broadcasting the series but wasn't specific
in local newspaper listings (listing the show as "children's show" and
generic titles like that), and news blurbs that puzzled us. We were seeking
the archives of the transcription company that produced the series, in the
hopes they kept track as well. RADIO DAILY, BROADCASTING and VARIETY all had
news blurbs about the production of the series (still nothing revealing the
complete cast) but we came pretty close. A humorous moment came we went
through Carlton E. Morse's archives and found plot summaries for a few
episodes of a proposed radio program called TIMOTHY JOHN, which involved an
Irish teddy bear that took a couple kids to a fairy tale land. I mailed it to
Dennis and he laughed at it, claiming even Carlton E. Morse wantd to do his
own rendition, proving how good THE CINNAMON BEAR was. Sadly, I don't have
that list anymore of radio stations that broadcasted the show beginning in
1937 and through 1960. I gave my copy to someone who was supposedly doing an
article about THE CINNAMON BEAR and that article (to my knowledge) never came
to be and the author/researcher went off the grid -- haven't heard from him
in years. But Dennis' archive should still have the list of stations and
dates. Does anyone know whatever happened to Dennis Crow's collection?
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:24:18 -0500
From: sdelahoyde@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: "TV radio" question
As a kid in the 40's, I was really impressed that a friend and his family had
a console radio that was "TV ready". And I recall seeing the same promotion in
radio ads at the time.
Apparently it meant that, when television became available, all you had to do
was buy the TV attachment and plug it into your console radio. I suppose the
idea was that the radio would provide the sound and the other device would
"simply" provide the picture.
It doesn't seem to me that I ever heard of any company actually making
whatever the TV attachment was, available.
Does anyone know anything about this, or remember it?
Stan Delahoyde, Glendale, AZ
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:13:58 -0500
From: Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Turntables for OTR
On 12/6/2010 Matthew Bullis wrote:
Hello, while I've seen these advertised online, including USB turntables
which connect right into your computer, so that you don't need to wire up
your existing turntable into your computer sound card, most of these don't
say whether they include a proper cartridge and stylus for playing 78s.
If you have an older turntable with a magnetic cartridge you can get a
preamp for it to bring the signal level up to standard "high-level"
specification. These have the advantage that they include the RIAA
response curve which is more of interest to those wanting to play music
from LPs.
Or you can do what I do and use an inexpensive DJ mixer-preamp. These
usually have at a minimum two high-level and two magnetic LP inputs with
individual gain controls and usually a tone control. The tone controls
are great for reducing background hum and buzz without having to edit
the file with the computer--look for three controls for high, medium,
and low frequencies or a mini-graphic equalizer. Also, if you want to
record your own voice, inexpensive microphones usually use phono jacks
instead of the pro-type XLR connectors, so see what the DJ mixer has if
this is important to you.
You should be aware that turntables sold prior to about 1960 which have
the four speed capability may use a ceramic cartridge which does not
require a preamp. These cartridges produce high level outputs directly.
You can probably find the specs on cartridges on the Internet by
searching the manufacturer and model of cartridge. If you use one of
these without RIAA correction your recordings will lack bass and sound
excessively bright.
A word about RIAA equalization. Prior to the mid 50's every major record
producer used their own pre-emphasis equalization. Finding multi-input
equalization preamps today is not easy as they are almost always antique
tube units. As a rule I believe you are better off using tone controls
to adjust the sound to your liking rather than trying to get everything
right.
Don
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:14:04 -0500
From: lawrence albert <albertlarry@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Favorite OTR Detective Shows
1. The Rathbone Sherlock Holmes series
2. Richard Diamond
3. Sam Spade
4. Johnny Dollar (all)
5. Philip Marlowe
Honorable mentions: Ellery Queen, The New Adventures of Michael Shayne
Larry Albert
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:30:46 -0500
From: Steve Salaba <dangerdanger@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: re: OTR on LP records
Matthew Bullis asks about USB turntables - Can they play 78's? I have
a Numark that does, and it also has a variable speed control for
those records that may have been recorded at something slightly more
or less than 78 rpm. It also has "line out" jacks to hook to your
component stereo. It can run on AC or batteries. There are special 78
needles available for it as well. I think I am using one of the new
Crosley retro turntable special 78 needles in my Numark, and it works
great. The 78s do not sound as noisy as they do with an LP needle.
The Numark is kind of expensive, as I recall, but sometimes you can
find them on sale.
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