Dixie-Sousa’s Band: Berliner Record 1898 

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately this is the only Berliner Record in my collection. They are rare, but when I find them. The are expensive! However, I do have some other Sousa records uploaded to my channel. Be sure to check them out! - Paul

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! Yea, I don’t find too many Berliner Records. Plus the tend to be pretty expensive!

Thank You! Cool!

Actually, i have not played it since I uploaded the video.

@@NippersLounge i appreciate you playing it 1 more time for us all. Thanks for sharing history!

You’re welcome!

Yes - I'd recommend never playing any Berliner using a Victor acoustical Exhibition or #2 reproducer as was shown above (they track at approx. 143 grams and this with a steel needle). This disc (recorded April 7, 1898 - 125 years ago yesterday as I write) appears to be in excellent condition - recommend only playing it with a modern professional playback system incl. 3-5 gram weighted cartridge using a 3.5 to 4.2 ml stylus and played back at the pioneer audio playback rpm speed of 68-72 rpm (the speed used in this video sounding correct). [Happy-faced Berliner collector for over 64 years emoji placed here X]

Thank you!

I don’t know?

@@NippersLounge Oh to bad 😔

@@NippersLounge How many Berliner records do you have

Just the one. They tend to be rare, and on the expensive side. I paid, $125.00 for this one.

I did uploaded a video doing just that!

@@NippersLounge Awesome, thanks.

You’re Welcome!

70 to 75 to 60. This was made before 78 as the designated speed, for disc records.

@@NippersLounge it changes throughout the record?

I don’t know the exact speed of this record?

@@NippersLounge ah. You should transcribe it or record it with a modern machine. I do enjoy seeing it played here but the wear is super audible on this machine, and it's going to sound better on, say, an atlp120

I could! I don’t know how much better the audio would be. Considering the age of the record, and how many times it was played in the past.

I did a video, where i played this record on my audio-technica turntable.

Well, even on my audio-technica turntable, I can still hear the noise. Maybe if I had the right software I could get a bit better, but then again this record is made of shellac and is 123 years old. Can’t expect superior quality.

​@@NippersLounge Bonjour, j'espère que vous allez bien, vraiment impressionnant votre disque de 1898. Je pense que pour l'écouter sur un phonographe il faudrait une aiguille en matière organique, comme le bambou par exemple, les craquements du disque serait atténuer et le disque sera bien préservé. Après ces disques ont été prévus pour être écoutés avec une aiguille normale en acier donc, t'en que l'aiguille est changée régulièrement y pas de soucis.

Could you reply in English?

​@@NippersLounge you are fine, your 1898 disc is really impressive. I think that to listen to it on a phonograph you would need a needle made of organic material, such as bamboo for example, the crackling of the disc would be reduced and the disc would be well preserved. After these discs were designed to be listened to with a normal steel needle, so make sure the needle is changed regularly, no worries. My english is really Bad 😂

Thank You Gaetan! Your English is fine, I just can’t read French!

Could you repeat that in English?

@@NippersLounge My English no very good but, that's better than Bad Bunny's music

@matiasomar1888 thank you! I’d say it was.

@@NippersLounge you're welcome 👍👍