[Vintage-Audio] Last Vintyl Record Shop Closes

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

It was with great sadness today that I stopped for the last visit to Rarebird
Records. The owner is in his early seventies and has decided to put the business
up for sale. The inventory is something over 38,000 vinyl albums. Many are still
sealed, 'new', never opened. This is the last shop of its kind in this part of
the state. I think there is one in Ann Arbor, but that is a two hour drive from
here.	
	
I did find a few albums on my 'want' list, most were duplicates of originals I
have played since purchasing them new in 1965-1970. However, I did find two new
Floyd Cramer albums I had never heard of and they came home with me! 	
	
I am having fun transfering vinyl from the vintage system to the new Sony R10W
machine or to the Sony ZA5 ES DAT deck and then to the Sony R10W machine. Quite
an education. At least this way I can preserve some of the great music by great
musicians playing real instruments on CD. Heck, even my eleven year old grandson
thinks some of this stuff Grandpa plays is "Way cool!". Maybe it was because he
was looking at the jacket cover on the Herb Alpert TJB "Whipped Cream And Other
Delights" album. If you have seen it, you know why!	
	
Duane W8DBF