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Welcome to the realm of coffee enchantment! In this captivating video, join us as we unveil the secret behind our mesmerizing creation—the Frosty Graveyard Delight. Prepare to be spellbound as we take you on a chilling journey through the alchemy of flavors and the art of brewing.
Watch closely as our skilled barista guides you step-by-step through the mystical process of creating this hauntingly delicious coffee slush. From grinding the dark, aromatic "Charred Bones" roast coffee beans to the magical double boiler steeping, every moment is filled with anticipation and excitement.
As the ingredients dance together in the cauldron, the transformation begins. Witness the fusion of boiling water, rich coffee, and a hint of sweetness as they become a harmonious elixir that will awaken your taste buds. And let's not forget the enchanting addition of egg white, adding an ethereal texture to this frozen delight.
Join us on this journey as we share the recipe's secrets with a touch of fun and a sprinkle of mystery. You'll discover how to achieve the perfect slushy consistency and experience the unique flavors that this chilling elixir has to offer.
Whether you're a coffee aficionado seeking new adventures or a curious soul yearning for a delightful surprise, this video is sure to captivate and inspire. Get ready to embark on a whimsical coffee brewing experience like no other.
So grab your favorite mug and prepare to be enchanted by the Frosty Graveyard Delight. Are you ready to delve into the realm of frozen coffee magic? Watch now and let the journey begin!
(recipe available at https://blindskeleton.one/frosty-graveyard-delight/)
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Today's Blind Skeleton video examines a vintage recipe for coffee custard. Of course, in Blind Skeleton fashion, we used our own coffee roast to do it. Makes a great evening snack!
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The second Blind Skeleton video, in which we discuss old antique cookbooks and look to prepare coffee by boiling it with an eggshell.
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Coffee time is upon us! Come celebrate the opening of the Blind Skeleton Coffee Shop with a video sharing a 19th century coffee recipe and, of course, vintage music.
The coffee in the video is Blind Skeleton's Skeleton Brew roast Praline Potion. The song is Egyptland by Six Brown Brothers, and Boneapart is sadly missing. He'll be back soon.
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I have an antique Victrola VV-IV (Victrola the Fourth) 78 rpm phonograph. I was able to obtain it rather inexpensively at an auction. The VV-IV model was Victor's (The Victor Talking Machine Company) model which was the first to be widely available to the public; it was inexpensive as far as phonographs at the time went. The initial model was first producted in 1911; this particular phonograph I have here would have been made in 1916.
The Victrola VV-IV has a single spring motor which is good to play about one record before needing to be rewound. It also does not have a closable lid, which does effect the end sound.
When I first played this particular phonograph I noticed that there was a very loud "machine gun" type sound coming from the governor. The governer is the mechanism which regulates the turntable speed and it should be quiet, or at least not have a "beating" sound, which is an indication that the governor needs to be replaced.
This particular video walks through replacing the governor and the end result.
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Once again, bringing this in just under the wire! My annual Christmas video, ready for your viewing pleasure.
This year's video was made with the assistance of @bliss11, who so graciously provided an awesome extra-loud kazoo for my birthday. Thank you @bliss11!
Also included is my yearly Christmas Card, in stereoscope! Print at 100% - it's 3x6 inches. For best viewing use a stereoscope viewer. Don't have one? I do! Come visit. Bring beer! Bring good beer and I'll even promise not to sing. A good deal if ever there was one!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Happy New Year!
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We've reached the last day of our advent today. We're bringing in Christmas Day with the last mini book of The Nutcracker and the last side of the 1938 phonograph recording of A Christmas Carol. I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I have, along with all the music we've played previously.
Whatever you may celebrate this December, I wish all of you the best of good tidings and a happy and peaceful New Year.
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By the 1970's, well after RCA had bought Victor, the Victor name began to be phased out completely, although the famous. Nipper trademark remained. Ultimately RCA was bought out by Sony, who also ended up buying Columbia as well. Decades after being arch competitors, Victor and Columbia were now sister brands under the same umbrella.
The Victrola trademark was ultimately purchased by a company named Innovative Technology who has breathed new life into vinyl and phonograph technologies. It just goes to show that you cannot keep a good Victor down!
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The Victor company was ultimately sold to RCA in 1929. Victor was already producing Victrola's that had the features to include an RCA radio addon, so the pairing seemed natural. RCA continued to manufacture Victrola branded turntables well into the 60s.
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As we continue to side 2 with A Christmas Carol we can enjoy the use of narration and a musical score to guide us through the story. What we can quickly discover, however, is that the story itself was simply not written, or scored, for 4 and a half minute chapters. Interestingly, shortly after this particular album was produced, there was a new technology that produced 16 rpm records that could hold an amazing 40 minutes of audio per side. The fidelity was not music quality, but it was perfect for the spoken word. This particular story would have worked wonderfully on a 16rpm record.
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In 1924, after 5 years of nearly exponential growth, the Victor Talking Machine company nearly went bankrupt. The introduction of radio as a mass media coupled with "talking machine exhaustion" led to dwindling sales and warehouses nearly overflowing with gramophones. In 1924 and 1925 Victor had a very famous "half price sale" which saved the company from ruin. Many of the gramophones that were sold were bought as Christmas gifts, and it's estimated that a lot of them were never used and were ultimately discarded.
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Now that we've finished the Nutcracker Suite we're starting something new to bring us right into Christmas. This 1948 retelling of A Christmas Carol is made up of 3 records for a total of 6 sides. In this version, Ronald Colman plays the part of Scrooge and Eric Snowden voices Bob Cratchit.
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Today is the final side in the 1938 Nutcracker album. The Victrola VX 8-4 that this was played on is called an "electrola," indicating that it was not a wind-up phonograph but that the motor was powered by electricity instead. Regardless, this particular phonograph still used analogue amplification to playback the music. Through trial, error, and mathematics, the Victrola engineers identified that the horn needed to be nine feet in length to properly play back the entire range; they were able to fit a nine foot horn into the cabinet by using interesting and innovative folding techniques. Very shortly after this phonographs began to use the same tube technology for audio playback that radios had and the sound improved even further.
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The dog in the famous gramophone image actually has a name: Nipper. Nipper was the name of the dog that was the model for the original image, and paraphernalia of the dog's likeness are as much collectable items as the old gramophones themselves. In fact, the Victrola museum in Dover, Delaware, has entire displays devoted to Nipper items.
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Nearly everyone is familiar with the famous phonograph image of the dog looking quizzically into a phonograph horn. The image of that dog and phonograph was used by multiple phonograph companies around the world and is certainly one of the more famous world trademarks. Though most widely known and identified with Victor and, later, RCA after buying Victor, the original image and trademark was English and owned by the Berliner Gramophone company.
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78 rpm records were originally made from shellac. In the 1940's, however, the war effort required the use of shellac and it's use was restricted. This led to the record industry looking for new materials which, ultimately, led to the use of 'vinyl' for records which, in turn, helped bring about the advent of 33 1/3 rpm records. The "long play," or "LP" records could hold a whopping 22 1/2 minutes of material on each side, which became the norm by the 1960s.
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By 1925 electric recording had begun to be used by the major studios. By the 1930's with perhaps a few exceptions, electric recording was all that was used; not only did it make recording music and voices easier, it allowed for easier mass reproduction which, in turn, made it easier to produce albums of records. Although 78 rpm records were still limited to 4 and a half minutes of recording per side, it was now possible to produce albums with multiple related records, such as Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite.
Enjoy today's recording of the Nutrcracker Suite's Overture and Russian Trepak.
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Today's song is Parade of the Wooden Soldiers from 1922 recorded by the International Novely Orchestra.
This is one of the latest "acoustic" Christmas songs in my collection. By 1925 acoustic recording began to be replaced by electric recording, which greatly improved volume magnification. This type of recording ushered in a new era of music and allowed for crooners to begin to replace older theatre type singing. Without electric recording, the Bing Crosby's and Frank Sinatra's of the world would never have existed.
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Today's song is Silent Night, Hallowed NIght, by the Hayden Quartet in 1922. This song is played on a Swanson model 2 portable suitcase phonograph.
By the early 1920's the initial patents owned by Edison, Columbia, and the Victor Talking Machine company were beginning to expire. This allowed a number of competing companies, such as Swanson, to enter the market with their own phonographs. It is estimated that by 1922 there were over 200 phonograph companies in the United States.
Please enjoy today's song.