16 RPM (was RE: www.lyrics.ch)
Speaking of which, I remember a trick that an old guitar teacher showed me way back, where you could play (I hope I'm remembering this right) album at 17, or whatever that low setting was on old record players, and get the solo in key, but half as fast and an octave lower. [Matt Benz] That the old 78 speed, isn't it? No, young man. The correct speed was 16 rpm. Has anybody ever seen an actual 16rpm record? I heard that the Highway HiFi offered as an option on some old Chrysler automobiles played these, but was never able to verify it. Twang content: the original Dukes of Hazzard car was a 1958 Chrysler 300. -- Geff King (who doesn't need to play 16rpm to sound half fast)
RE: 16 RPM (was RE: www.lyrics.ch)
Ah yeh: 78's play faster, don't they? Duh me, Matt No, young man. The correct speed was 16 rpm. Has anybody ever seen an actual 16rpm record? I heard that the Highway HiFi offered as an option on some old Chrysler automobiles played these, but was never able to verify it.
Re: 16 RPM (was RE: www.lyrics.ch)
Geffry King writes: Has anybody ever seen an actual 16rpm record? I heard that the Highway HiFi offered as an option on some old Chrysler automobiles played these, but was never able to verify it. Yeah, it's true. It was an option on certain Chrysler models in the late '50s. Actually, I think I have something about this on one of my computers and will post it if I can remember what I did with it. Chrysler had a deal with Columbia to produce 16rpm records for the auto market. I can't remember exactly why the whole thing fizzled, but it was pretty much kaput by 1960, if memory serves. I recall actually seeing 16rpm records that were made for classroom use when I was a kid; basically children's stories and stuff like that. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
