[Phono-L] ARSC Conference 2011 -- Call for Presentations -- Deadline Reminder
The Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) posts the following message. --- DEADLINE REMINDER: 2011 ARSC CONFERENCE, CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS --- Proposal deadline: January 3, 2011 The Association for Recorded Sound Collections invites proposals for presentations at its 45th annual conference, to be held May 11-14, 2011, in Los Angeles. ARSC welcomes papers on the preservation and study of sound recordings--in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. We seek papers and panels that are informative, display a passion for their subjects, and include compelling audio and visual content. For this conference, we encourage presentations related to recording in the West. Is there an artist, label, or other aspect of the industry you've been working on? Preservation, archives management, or research technique that might be of interest to others? Share your special interests with our engaged community of collectors, historians, musicians, preservationists, and archivists. The deadline for presentation proposals is January 3, 2011. Receipt will be acknowledged by e-mail. Presenters will be notified of acceptance approximately one month thereafter. For more information and the Call for Presentations form, visit: http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/pdf/2011_CallforPresentations-WEB.rtf General conference information can be found at: http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/ Tim Brooks ARSC Program Chair t...@timbrooks.net The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals -- everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] ARSC Conference 2011 -- Save the Dates
The Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) posts the following message. --- SAVE THE DATES: 2011 ARSC CONFERENCE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA --- The 45th annual ARSC Conference will be held at the Wilshire Grand in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 11-14, 2011. The conference will be hosted by the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, in honor of its 50th anniversary. The Wilshire Grand is located four blocks from the Los Angeles Convention Center, Staples Center, Nokia Theater, and the LA Live Complex. Conveniently visit Hollywood or Universal Studios by way of the 7th Street and Metro subway station, which is right across the street from the hotel. Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Museum of Contemporary Arts, and the Grammy Museum are all within five miles of the Wilshire Grand. Our host, the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, is among the largest ethnographic archives of its kind in North America, with over 100,000 sound and audiovisual recordings. Its collections include non-commercial field recordings and commercially produced recordings of traditional, folk, popular, and art musics from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, on a variety of audiovisual formats. The Pre-Conference Workshop will be "Audio Archiving 101: Playback, Restoration, and Preservation." The workshop, presented by the ARSC Education and Training Committee, covers an introduction to audio archiving, and includes topics such as media identification, appraisal, care and maintenance, and reformatting. More information about the 2011 conference will be posted at: http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/ Questions regarding the conference should be directed to Brenda Nelson-Strauss, ARSC Conference Manager, at bnels...@indiana.edu The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals -- everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert
SO TRUE i once bought a rare coin that was a fake and ebay and paypal would do nothing about it its cavet emptor -Original Message- From: Steven Medved To: Phono-l Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 6:18 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert Thanks, I did not know that. > From: a...@popyrus.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:46:28 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert > > Hi Steve ~ > > The way eBay works, you can't leave a negative feedback AND get > reimbursed on a bad purchase by eBay's Buyer Protection. The > unsatisfactory transaction is technically cancelled as though it never > happened to begin with. > > Even the posting below acknowledges (despite the positives) that the > item could have been packed better, had additional (incorrectly > mounted?) hardware, and he agrees that the seller was rude. And yet, > he probably left a positive feedback. > > I think there must be dozens, if not hundreds of dissatisfied buyers > who would rather be made whole again financially on their > misrepresented/badly packed/damaged/modified or incomplete purchase, > than take a loss and retain the ability to leave negative feedback on > this seller, and thus warn others away from a potentially miserable > experience. > > I'm ordinarily very careful about saying anything publicly about > anyone that isn't positive (if you can't say something nice...), but > based on personal experience, both my own and that of my friend and > customer, I can only conclude that this seller is dangerous. He > certainly doesn't appear to make any effort to "play by the same rules". > > That's my take on it. > > Andy > > On Dec 6, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Steven Medved wrote: > > > > > If you look at his ratings they are actually quite good. > > > > > >>> Hi all! I'll be be honest and say I have dealt with this > >>> individual in the past. I guess I'll provide a contrarian view to > >>> those experiences posted thus far. I purchased an Edison machine > >>> from him and it was packed relatively well. It could have been > >>> better, but all was safe. The machine was exactly as stated, but > >>> came with some extra mounting screws and springs to mount the > >>> motor to the motor board, so I'm sure someone got screwed (pun > >>> intended). I must agree that he was somehat a rude individual, but > >>> not so much that it really bothered me as he shipped very fast and > >>> everything was actually great! I just thought I'd provide another > >>> view of just my experience. I would not necessaril recommend him, > >>> but my transcation ended well thankfully after reading these > >>> posts. I do not recall his name, but I looked his phone number up > >>> and found the following information for those who wish to dig > >>> deeper. > >>> > >>> > >>> Antique Edison > >>> (412) 257-8926 > >>> 301 Murray Ave > >>> Bridgeville, PA 15017 > >>> antiquedi...@aol.com > >>> > >> > >> ___ > >> Phono-L mailing list > >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > ___ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > ___ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert
yes al i even have the book i bought from you on cylinder phonos years ago that you signed you are great in more than phonos i used to correspond with george frow too and he was very informative also great guys to get information when i was green in phonos thanks to you both rob -Original Message- From: Jim Nichol To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 6:42 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert Al, you're too modest! Your book on Edison cylinder phonographs is what ORIGINALLY started saving us from crooks and ignorant sellers. Jim On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:17 PM, clockworkh...@aol.com wrote: > Greetings Dave: > I actually don't know the Pittsburgh Phonograph Pirate's name. Whenever I have tried gently to enlighten him he responds with nasty responses telling me I don't know what I am talking about. Luckily he has never had anything I need for my collection. > When I started collecting in the early 1960's there were more crooks around. Today we are far more educated thanks to MAPS, CAPS, Phono-L, etc., and that makes it much more difficult to con us. > Regards to all, > Al ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert
hi all believe it or not i still run into eddie gibson here in florida still selling phonograph and trying to do repairs -Original Message- From: clockworkhome To: phono-l Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 3:21 pm Subject: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert Greetings Dave: I actually don't know the Pittsburgh Phonograph Pirate's name. Whenever I have tried gently to enlighten him he responds with nasty responses telling me I don't know what I am talking about. Luckily he has never had anything I need for my collection. When I started collecting in the early 1960's there were more crooks around. Today we are far more educated thanks to MAPS, CAPS, Phono-L, etc., and that makes it much more difficult to con us. Regards to all, Al ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org hi ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
