On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Chris wrote:
Are you
thinking of 45s? I've never heard of storing fragile 78s in
wire racks...
I have some ceramic 78's stored in wire racks. They go to my Victrola. I
confiscated them that way from my father (when I repaired the Victrola
many years ago), but I remember growing up they were always stored that
way in the basement.
I think some of the 78s I got went to a Victrola at one time. I know there
was a Victrola over there that went to a family member, but I don't think
any records went with it. I guess that dates those 78s even older than I
thought they were. I had also noticed a couple had minor chips in their
edges, and thinking about it now, they very well might be ceramic. I
noticed an almost glass or sand-like appearance to the chipped spots.
-Toth