78 Dye's Sacred Harp Singers GENNETT 6827 LISTEN

$

125

This week I have a nice group of early pre 1930 78s recordings. Not often you get a chance to listen to these records when they're for sale. Go ahead, have some fun already. Happy to combine items to lessen shipping charges but please read the grading, sound clips & shipping details below for more information.

New Hosanna / Olney ~ Dye's Sacred Harp Singers GENNETT 6827, Old Time Sacred Singing 6/29. Side recorded, Olney, has a flake that extends into the first 10 or 11 grooves and a bit more wear than the New Hosanna side. A 78 spins so fast it can play through a chip, as recorded, with very little loss of sound. The outer edge rotates faster than a groove a second so a small loss registers only as a tick. Don't really recommend playing through a chipped area of a 78, but these are darned hard to find and I wanted you to hear it, and a califone stylus is a tough lil bugger. A simple repair with wax would suffice to make it less likely to damage your stylus without doing irreversible damage to the record. Flip side has no problems at all and I would have graded it separately as E-. Nice labels with light wear. I rate the record overall V+ with the caveat about the flake. See the detail image please.



GRADING
I use the Goldmine Grading System for 78s which you can find at angelfire.com/fl5/roadhouse/grading.html. I collect 78s as well as sell them and try to grade harshly, preferring that you be pleasantly surprised by the condition of the records you receive than disappointed. Check my feedback, my buyers agree with this strategy.

SOUND CLIPS
Sound quality on 78s varies immensely. I'm including sound clips because it's irresponsible for me to sell 78s and claim they are all E+, but I have no way to listen to to them. I do and you should too! Sound clips are made from the record for sale, played on a caliphone 1925 plugged into my ion turntable plugged into the computer. Yeah, I know... Not high fidelity or optimum playback but it gives you a realistic representation of the record. Nothing has been done to optimize or digitally improve these recordings.

SHIPPING ~ PLEASE READ
I have shipped 78s for years. The record will be sandwiched between two thick sheets of styrofoam and floated in a large high quality box. I will only ship these USPS priority insured with delivery confirmation in the US and priority international outside the US with full value declared. Priority assures the shortest amount of time in transit and results in the 78 arriving intact. Costs a few dollars more but better than trying to glue the pieces back together when your 78 arrives in pieces (I can't be the only one..) or waiting for 3 months to see if the US postal service will cover your loss.
PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE!