RE: Record Libraries

[Judy Fertig <fertig...>]

Dear Friends:
Please be aware of copyright issues! What you are describing may not be
legal in an institutional setting. Please Check out the problems with this
first!
Judy.

At 03:49 PM 10/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Chevra,
>
>I am gearing up to do just this for the (admittedly much smaller) realm of
>Sephardic 78s. I intend to send cassettes back to the family, and store the
>78s archivally. Longer term, I hope to see all the music re-released using
>the Web as the delivery medium.
>
>I would be glad to accept any Sephardic 78s and collections (LPs too) if
>any of you learn of them. I would happily pay for packing and shipping (for
>example, at a Mail Boxes etc.) These items are too precious to consign to
>the dustbin.
>
>Shabbat shalom,
>
>Joel
>
>At 03:17 PM 10/23/98 -0400, Leonard Koenick wrote:
>>Dear Reyzl:
>>
>>      Reading the recent postings on Jewish Music libraries from your list on
>Ari's Jewish Music list has 
>>caused me to reactivate an idea and concern I have had but have never
>fleshed out much.
>>
>>      I have known people who have collections of Jewish music 78's who have
>thrown them out or whose 
>>children have done the same in clearing out estates and others who just
>have them sitting in boxes and 
>>whose will probably be thrown out  I am sure others can recite similar
>experiences much like those that 
>>started the Jewish Book Center at Brandeis.
>>
>>      The major collections are too remote from too many.  My idea is that
>local institutions, such as 
>>JCC's create a publicized system to encourage people to donate their
>records and in return the donors 
>>could receive a cassette or, now, a CD, with their music on them that
>could be played.  Most people no 
>>longer have turntables that can handle 78's. if they have a working
>turntable at all.
>>
>>      The investment wouldn't be all that great in equipment and could 
>> probably
>be done with top quality 
>>78 transcription equipment for under $15,000.
>>
>>      I would be interested in any others' views on this idea.  I have placed
>about 9 hours so far of my 
>>father's 78's on tape using makeshift equipment and hope to soon do a
>better job.
>>
>>
>>Leonard
>>
>>
>
>
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