> Wayne Stahnke <LiveP@aol.com> sez:
>
> Subject: Scanning Music Box Disks
> I suggest that you go to the trouble
> of making a high-quality photograph of the disk

Within the world of records management, it is common practice to use
precisely the kind of camera that Wayne speaks of, loaded with very
fine grain hi-contrast film.

I understand that the U.S. Census system is still using a system
where questionnaire documents are filmed with such a process, then
the data on film is scanned using some form of Optical Mark Reading.
This is old technology, but perhaps there may be a possibility for
technology transfer.

I've used the microfilm camera route before to photograph obscure
fallboard/soundboard decals prior to stripping, make a giant print for
artwork touch-up, then re-photograph back down to same size for a
silk-screened replica of the decal.      The flat bed cameras are
quite suitable for what you have in mind.

A neat offshoot of this idea is that most every city has a number of
microfilm service bureaus nearby where disks could be photographed
locally.     I have a 28" Kalliope, Model 200 (saucer bells), with
only 10 disks, all gorgeous musical arrangements.     I would be
delighted to take them all down to my local micrographics service
bureau and have them photographed for such a project.

I'm rather intrigued by the thought of photographing disks, or for
that matter, scanning such disks.   Just a thought, but it really
would not matter to the process whether the disk is scanned face up
or reversed.     I would think that the placement of the fibre optic
strands would dictate from which side to read.

Something to think about.

Regards,

Terry

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