In a message dated 12/2/2006 6:53:27 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, est...@localnet.com writes:
Sorry if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you might not be aware that recording and transcription discs were made on glass cores during the war, to save on aluminium. Given an acetate coating the glass blanks functioned just as well as the metal cored ones but they were heavier, thicker, and of course they broke. Now, in reality the government had plenty of aluminum in stock, but attention to scrimping and saving was good for morale and kept people's minds occupied. Eric Stott I agree with you, Eric. Glass records were indeed produced during WWII and were coated. I didn't know that the coating was acetate. I thought it might be shellac. In any case, I have a piece of junk glass record that I picked up at a garage sale for maybe 50 cents. I think I should put it up on eBay for maybe $50,000 and see who bites. It's kind of like fishing, isn't it? All you need is one fish! ---Art Heller
