Georges Enesco George Enescu Columbia Royal Blue 5110/5111 Handel Sonata #4
  $   225

 


$ 225 Sold For
Oct 14, 2012 Sold Date
Oct 7, 2012 Start Date
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9   Number Of Bids
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Description: Two 12" 78 RPM records of the Romanian composer, violinist, George Enescu (Georges Enesco) on Columbia Royal Blue Wax 5110/5111Sonata No. 4 in D Major by Handel. Accompanied by Sanford Schlussel. Date: 1934 Condition: The visual grade of the record is E. At first glance they appear E+; however, you can see some evidence of play - especially in the first grooves of each side. I found this to be true when listening to the record. The early part of each side had a higher level of noise (mostly surface hiss) which mostly diminished after about a minute.

I have listened to the entire record and feel that the sound clips below are typical of the entire set. I have included the entire side 4. Judge the sound using these links. The mp3s were created using the least amount of compression possible.

Side One

Side Two

Side Three

Side Four

Comments: Recording information: Turntable was an Esoteric Sound CVS-16 fitted with a Stanton 500 cartridge with a standard 78 RPM stylus. The signal was sent through a Carver C-5 Preamp and then to the sound card of a Macbook Pro laptop computer. The recording was in mono using Amadeus Pro software. Conversion to mp3 was done in Amadeus Pro. No declicking or denoising was done. Normally I have a hardware reequalizer to adjust for the RIAA curve used in modern electronics; however, this was giving a hum which I couldn't figure out so I used the Amadeus Pro which has a software filter to invert the RIAA curve. There still appears to be a bit too much rumble in the bass but I didn't want to touch it up any more. Shipping: Shipping may be calculated from the link below for both domestic and foreign buyers. Note that although I've listed a 15 day handling period most items will ship within a day or two of payment. However, sometimes my day job interferes. (Currently I'm a visiting professor at a local university and every day can be an adventure.)

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