Historical records

[Peter]

Can anyone help with this email I received from Erika? -

"I found an LP with 5 volumes containing Beethoven's Concerto No. 5.
It seems to be in perfect condition and contains a pamplet about the
concerto. It doesn't seem to be dated, however, the vinyl LPs are very
thick and probably from the early 1900s.

However, I have been searching the web for information on this and have
found nothing regarding vintage (old) Beethoven LPs.

Could you please steer me in the right direction.

Regards,

Erika"


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'Man know thyself'

[Joy]

Originally posted by Peter:
Can anyone help with this email I received from Erika? -

"I found an LP with 5 volumes containing Beethoven's Concerto No. 5.
It seems to be in perfect condition and contains a pamplet about the
concerto. It doesn't seem to be dated, however, the vinyl LPs are very
thick and probably from the early 1900s.

However, I have been searching the web for information on this and have
found nothing regarding vintage (old) Beethoven LPs.

Could you please steer me in the right direction.

Regards,

Erika"

I'm sorry I can't help you but I, too, have a
vintage LP collection of B's. Including his Symphony No. 5 on 4 LP's, no less. Mine also includes a booklet entitled "An Appreciation bY Samuel Chotzinoff" On the records themselves is "Philharmonic Transcription, World's Greatest Music". Mine's not dated either and the vinyl LP's are very thick too. I found mine in an antique shop. Maybe someone can steer us both in the right direction.
Joy

[Peter]

Originally posted by Joy:
Maybe someone can steer us both in the right direction.
Joy

I've found this site which isn't up and running yet, but soon will be - try contacting them -
http://www.classic-choice.co.uk/

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'Man know thyself'

[Joy]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peter:
I've found this site which isn't up and running yet, but soon will be - try contacting them -
http://www.classic-choice.co.uk/
[/QUOTE

OK, Peter, I will sure try the sight. Thanks. You sure are a fountain of information.
Joy

[Peter]

[quote]Originally posted by Joy:

Originally posted by Peter:
I've found this site which isn't up and running yet, but soon will be - try contacting them -
http://www.classic-choice.co.uk/
[/QUOTE

OK, Peter, I will sure try the sight. Thanks. You sure are a fountain of information.
Joy

Well I wish I could help you more - we do have a new member - dice45 who may perhaps be able to help.

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'Man know thyself'

[dice45]

Originally posted by Peter:
Can anyone help with this email I received from Erika? -

"I found an LP with 5 volumes containing Beethoven's Concerto No. 5.
It seems to be in perfect condition and contains a pamplet about the
concerto. It doesn't seem to be dated, however, the vinyl LPs are very
thick and probably from the early 1900s.

However, I have been searching the web for information on this and have
found nothing regarding vintage (old) Beethoven LPs.

Could you please steer me in the right direction.

Regards,

Erika"

Hello Peter,

if this volume of 5 LPs is containg the 5th piano concerto only, then it probably is an early try on the record material vinyl but still using 78rpm.

But these items were rare; it soon was discovered that 33prm records could be made using vinyl. no vinyl (Vinlyite, a UCAR trademark) was used before 1930. From what I know, Vinyl could not stand the stress of a steel needle pressing with up to 250 grams of tracking force at the high speed of 78rpm, which shellac easily did. But with < 10grams at 33rpm, vinyl worked out well and showed good longevity.

I doubt many vinyl records were issued before 1945. So I would rather expect this is a set of shellac records; they sound completely different to vinyl records. and they are much thicker. And VERY breakable!

Much more interesting is: who are the performers?

If you give Erika my email adress, maybe I can help her finding the equipment necessary to play such records and answer further questions.

As far as old interpretations are concerned, my knowledge is limited; after I found those "grren diamond" performances, I stopped searching *g*. But I think I can tell whether a performance is a "Do!" or a "DON'T!" or a "don't know, try out!"

Greets,
Bernhard