Copying 78's to CD

a listing of hobby/small business experts who can copy 78's to CD

this page first published by John Wright, 4 March 2001
last update 18 January 2009vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

Want to listen to your favourite 78's in your car or while you're away from home? These guys can help:

In Europe

• Peter Harrison writes:  
  When I started working professionally with audio, 78rpm records were still on sale!   In my studio in the beautiful New Forest, disk2disc transcribes, restores, and re-masters recorded sound from sources ranging from acoustical 78s to DMM LPs; from the earliest reel-to-reel master tapes to home-made cassettes; from 1930s metal disks to DVDs.  We welcome private clients with all kinds of recorded material (from baby gurgles to Polish punk; from baroque Dutch organs to German jazz bands).  About half our work is destined for commercial release, demanding the highest possible quality.  (Last year a CD that we mastered from the original digital recordings was voted No. 6 in the Mojo Best folk album of the Year!)  The same experience, expertise, and equipment that we use for the commercial work is applied to all the jobs we do, no matter how small, and we pride ourselves on our friendly personal relationship with our private clients, many of whom have returned several times with further work for us - a sure sign of their satisfaction.
  Check us out at http://www.disk2disc.com or e-mail Peter Harrison
  
  
• John Shaw writes:
  "For 22 years I have been offering an audio restoration service in the South East of England. After several years working as a sound engineer in radio and television studios - (educational and associated BBC projects), I started trading as SHAW SOUNDS in November 1981.
  Having links with the BBC over the years has allowed me to build up on studio equipment such as Studer, Leevers Rich, Otari, Revox and Spendor. My studio offers a range of digital and analogue equipment using 'Cedar' processing units for all restoration work.
  My website brings in work from all over the country as well as projects from Canada and Germany. My main work is the conversion of reel to reel archive tape, 78rpm records and vinyl discs. I am amazed how much demand there is for the transfer of these formats to CD".
  Contact:
  website Shawsounds
  email : john@jshaw40.freeserve.co.uk
  Phone : 01708 342553
  
  
• Alan Bunting writes:
  I offer a professional service (used by the BBC and several record companies) using CEDAR and other computer-based processes. I deal only with electrical recordings and, although most of my business is concerned with LP and 45 transfers, have done quite a lot of 78 work including all the LP and 78 transfers used in BBC Radio 2 'Legends Of Light Music' series, 5 of the London Palladium Orchestra series issued by Frank Bristow of Australia and recently archived the whole of the Bosworth background Music library from the original 78's and master tapes onto around 90 CD's. I am also equipped to handle DAT, MiniDisc, cassettes, 1/4" tape at 1 7/8 i.p.s. to 30 i.p.s, 1/4, 1/2 and Full Track. So far as I know, I am the only person in Scotland offering an Audio Restoration service.
  Contact Alan via his website at http://www.pelstream.co.uk
  
  
• Douglas A. Nevel writes:
  I've been working in audio for about 30 years (broadcast production and fully digital home studio) and about two years ago became fascinated with digital audio restoration. Of course, that includes the cleaning etc of the source material as well.
  Our site is at Audioonly
  E-mail douglas@audioonly.com
  
  
• Goran Soderwall writes :
  I have issued three CD's with historical material. Two CD's of the great German violinist Georg Kulenkampff and a CD with Hjordis Schymberg very often the superb artist singing against Jussi Bjorling. I have sold well and there have been pleas especially from Japan to issue more Kulenkampff and other historical artists of the same calibre.
  I do my transfers using only tubed equipment, an EMT turntable, and the unrivalled Ortofon-C MC cartridges with different stylii. I also have Shure V-15-III and IV with special 78 diamond tips. For correction of different EQ I use a unit from SELA an old Swedish firm, now defunct, specialised in serving radio stations and the Swedish Radio in the 1950s. Still I have to hear something that makes 78s sound better than with these Ortofon MCs and this SELA unit for correct equalisation.
  For more details e-mail: goran.soderwall@swipnet.se
  
  
• Graeme Jaye writes :
  We transfer from disc/cassette/tape, etc and generally all the things you would expect from an audio restoration service. We are based near Barcelona, Spain and have clients in Europe and the UK.
  We offer a professional record cleaning service, using our Keith Monks RCM and also a CD Repair service. The web pages are in both Spanish and English and prices are shown in Pesetas, Dollars, Sterling and Euros.
  Check us out at http://www.personal-cd.com
  
  E-mail Graeme Jaye
  
  
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In USA

• Joe Salerno
  Video Production & Post Production
  PO Box 273405 - Houston TX 77277-3405
  http://joe.salerno.com
  Fax: 603-415-7616
  Charges vary according to the difficulty of the project.
  
  
• Bryan Wright, visit website:
  Audio_Transfer_Services
  
  
• Al Simmons writes: I can offer some service for copying 78's to CD usually as a special project or a favor to a friend and to my 78-l pals. I can do a bit of cleaning up through my graphic equalizer but nothing spectacular.(I use a free-standing Philips dual tray CD-R Recording unit.) However, my primary and preferred activity is to accomodate want list requests from my archive of 65,000 78rpm sides(1917 to 1950+-) and to transfer that jazz and hot dance material onto CD's for trades or at a price.
  I'm really not familiar with, nor equipped to do, the packing and shipping of 78's. Mine is usually an in-house operation. I transfer the requested material onto CD's from my own collection. If I can help anyone e-mail The Replicator!
  
  
• Jim Alexandro
  e-mail gpasattic@aol.com

e-mail me if you'd like to be added to this list.

I'd also like to hear about results from enquiries.

Most new PC's come equipped with CD writers so many 78 collectors are now able to put their own favourite music onto CD. Go to my very brief page on How to get the sound of 78's on to your PC

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