Victor Military Band - "That Mysterious Rag / Ragtime Violin" (1912)

[misanthropicagenda1]

coon songs and ragtime = the birth of jazz and the blues

amazing these recordings still exist

[MoleDFigg]

How interesting!! Nice slide-show too.

[Emidicta]

Wow, excellent sound quality - so noiseless! May I ask what software you use? Your uploads are among the very best on YT!

[bsgs98]

@Emidicta Thanks for your comments. I usually post 78s that are in very good condition. That's that most important factor. Other factors are correct stylus size and equalization. I use Audacity to capture the sound using an external USB sound card. Software called ClickRepair does miracles, it's worth the small investment. I use only the minimum denoise, rather than introduce sound artifacts.

Bill