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Berliner 253Z Piano Solo by Fred Gaisberg "Princess Bonnie Walzes" Repressing
Sold Date:
February 12, 2022
Start Date:
February 7, 2022
Final Price:
$50.00
(USD)
Bid Count:
1
Seller Feedback:
733
Buyer Feedback:
48
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Fred Gaisberg, the most famous of all the early audio engineers, was also a piano player and was known to have been recorded on a number of Berliner discs. This is one of those discs which is known to have Giasberg at the piano, and it's one of those Berliners which is nearly impossible to find. The original copy from which this one is derived has much shelf wear, play wear and plenty of light scratches but no major issues. I did my best to show this wear in the pictures. This disc is a reproduction made of a hard material which feels and plays like shellac, and can be used on either a wind-up with steel needles of on a modern turntable. USPS media mail shipping is $3.19 in the continental USA, international shipping is at actual cost.There is only one person in the world crazy enough to make such discs, Don Wilson, Philadelphia, PA.
