Hello, all! Jack Stillman was my great grandfather: my father's mother's father. He resided in Borough Park, Brooklyn with his wife Lena (nee Levine) and his children: my grandmother Helen, my great aunt Sonia and my great uncle Henry. He immigrated from Berdychiv in the second decade of the 20th century. He had an orchestra which produced many records and he scored the music for many silent films. He was an orthodox Jew in practice. It is wonderful to see his fabulous music and legacy thrive on youtube!
I came to check whether it is the same song as in the 1940's movie "They met in the dark" with James Mason and a deliciously funny Joyce Howard, but it's yet another tune with its own merits. Thanks for sharing, it will take a while though before it will gather 100 thumbs up so it seems...
+Benoit Vanhees, this is from a musical revue that was written almost 20 years earlier to the movie you mention! While this is not the song you were looking for, I'm glad it brought you joy nonetheless. Take care!
Jason Madore I noticed of course the difference in the timeframe, but many old successes were often recycled years later. The same happened in the 1950's with songs from the 1930's, and disco did the same with a bunch of old songs. Actually I have collected a number of those old Ziegfeld Follies brochures for my retro website Retroscoop, they're very "photogenic" :) What equipment do you use to upload 78 rpm's on TH-cam, I am planning to buy one too, but still don't know which one to choose, which one are still available etc. Is it easy to find replacement "needles" ? Cheers Ben
+Benoit Vanhees, do NOT buy any new turntables being made today unless you are willing to spend at least $300-$400 for a truly high quality one! They are not made as well as older turntables, and they can rapidly do damage to your records. But to answer your question, I use a 1975 Califone 1155 stereo transcription player to upload records to my channel with a NOS Tetrad cartridge. The player can spin from 20 to 100 rpm rpm (variable speed), play records up to 16" in diameter, and has an LP/78 dual stylus. To replace the stylus on my player costs about $15.
Jason Madore Thanks for the information ! I had indeed a price of 400-500 Euro in the back of my mind. I came across one player that might be what I'm looking for, the Audio Technica AT LP120 USBC (350 Euro) but I still have to find out if there are better alternatives. A 1970's one might be interesting too, but if I don't find it in Belgium, the shipping price might make it more logical to buy a new one. (I have two 16 inches of Rosemary Clooney, which I rather bought to have at least an example of a record intented for radio broadcasts)
Hello, all! Jack Stillman was my great grandfather: my father's mother's father. He resided in Borough Park, Brooklyn with his wife Lena (nee Levine) and his children: my grandmother Helen, my great aunt Sonia and my great uncle Henry. He immigrated from Berdychiv in the second decade of the 20th century. He had an orchestra which produced many records and he scored the music for many silent films. He was an orthodox Jew in practice. It is wonderful to see his fabulous music and legacy thrive on youtube!
Wow, thank you for sharing!
I came to check whether it is the same song as in the 1940's movie "They met in the dark" with James Mason and a deliciously funny Joyce Howard, but it's yet another tune with its own merits. Thanks for sharing, it will take a while though before it will gather 100 thumbs up so it seems...
+Benoit Vanhees, this is from a musical revue that was written almost 20 years earlier to the movie you mention! While this is not the song you were looking for, I'm glad it brought you joy nonetheless. Take care!
Jason Madore I noticed of course the difference in the timeframe, but many old successes were often recycled years later. The same happened in the 1950's with songs from the 1930's, and disco did the same with a bunch of old songs. Actually I have collected a number of those old Ziegfeld Follies brochures for my retro website Retroscoop, they're very "photogenic" :) What equipment do you use to upload 78 rpm's on TH-cam, I am planning to buy one too, but still don't know which one to choose, which one are still available etc. Is it easy to find replacement "needles" ?
Cheers
Ben
+Benoit Vanhees, do NOT buy any new turntables being made today unless you are willing to spend at least $300-$400 for a truly high quality one! They are not made as well as older turntables, and they can rapidly do damage to your records. But to answer your question, I use a 1975 Califone 1155 stereo transcription player to upload records to my channel with a NOS Tetrad cartridge. The player can spin from 20 to 100 rpm rpm (variable speed), play records up to 16" in diameter, and has an LP/78 dual stylus. To replace the stylus on my player costs about $15.
Jason Madore
Thanks for the information !
I had indeed a price of 400-500 Euro in the back of my mind. I came across one player that might be what I'm looking for, the Audio Technica AT LP120 USBC (350 Euro) but I still have to find out if there are better alternatives. A 1970's one might be interesting too, but if I don't find it in Belgium, the shipping price might make it more logical to buy a new one. (I have two 16 inches of Rosemary Clooney, which I rather bought to have at least an example of a record intented for radio broadcasts)