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Restoration Project - Take A Listen...
Date: 11-03-2009
By: john~k
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Hello,
Just wanted to let everyone know about an upcoming restoration project and request an opinion. My brother Andy recorded weekday and Limelight Shepherd shows beginning in 1964 when he left the Navy until WOR ended FM simulcasting in 1967. Andy passed away in 2003 and left a nearly complete set of shows in my care. Although degraded with time these tapes did start out with an advantage. They were all recorded on fairly high-end equipment. His Roberts recorder for example cost the equivalent of $3,000 in today's dollars.
My background in electronics has helped overcome some of the technical issues related to transfer and restoration of this material. Issues such as speed correction, bandwidth reconstruction, and improved dynamic range. The question is, do the results improve upon what is already available?
I would very much appreciate an opinion on the sound quality of this work. My thinking is that there would be little value in pursuing this project if equal or better quality material already exists. Here's a clip I've been using to chart my progress. It's Shepherd reading a poem by Ogden Nash, titled, "A Tale of the Thirteeth Floor." It originally aired on Thursday, December 9, 1965.
Restored clip:
http://ultrashare.net/hosting/fl/a3d3911c18/Thirteenth_Floor
There's also an alternate recording of this show on archive.org. It begins at about the 8 minute mark.
Alternate recording:
http://www.archive.org/download/JeanShepherd1965Pt1/1965_12_09_The_Lafayette.mp3
Thanks in advance for any insight or suggestions.
Sincerely,
john~k |
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