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Homemade Records to CD Transfer Service


Homemade Record  to CD,
Flash Drive or Hard Drive 
Transfer Services


We can restore and transfer your treasured
records and reduce pops and clicks and other surface noises
for a better listening experience
.


  • Homemade record speeds can vary from 78, 45  and 33 1/3 rpm.
     
  • They were made using a home record maker similar to the one shown to the right.
     
  • Years ago, some stores had a little recording booth you could go into and record youreself, these were called " automat" recording machines.
     
  • Many of these records were made during WWll and the Korean war as letter-records (" Your Man in Service" ).
     
  • USO records were generally branded " USO" , " Pepsi" " GEM" or  " Coca Cola" .
     
  • Other brands include Recordio, Wilcox Gay, Voice-O-Graph, Silvertone, Federal Perma, Audiodisc, Duo Disc and many more.

Philco Home Recording System - Circa 1940

  • The titles and artist's name is generally hand written on the disk.
     
  • Often there is more than one hole in the disk, sometimes as many as four.
     
  • Some records are made of metal, some are cardboard. Some have a layer of " black paint" (lacquer), some are colored red or green.
     
  • All are very noisy and require specialized, extra care and professional experience to achieve a satisfying and safe transfer to CD. 
     
  • Here's a closup photo of a homemade record.

Homemade Records to CD -  What's Included

  • Professional Surface Cleaning - Examples

  • Transfer of your Homemade Records to a digital format
     
  • Indexing / Track Separations - More info
     
  • Noise Reduction, Pop and Click Filtering - Examples
     
  • Equalization if needed (Tone)

  • Normalization (Volume increase if needed)
       
  • Standard Jewel Cases with Full Color Inserts -  Examples


Homemade Records  to CD Pricing

NOTE: Transfers include noise reduction of clicks, pops, hiss, and scratches and also includes equalization and normalization. For more info see  Restoration Limits.

Since many Homemade Records only have 1 side or maybe only 1 side is usable, pricing is done by the side.

 

 

Number of Sides to Transfer

 

Price per Side

1-20

 

32.95

11-20

 

29.95

21-200

 

26.95

201-500

 

23.95

501-1000

 

20.95

1001 +

 

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See Also: Shipping Records

 

Flash drive

Save 5% on your project when you have your transfers put on an external hard drive or flash drive. You can supply your own or we can provide one for you. A 16GB Flash drive runs $10. Contact us for more info.


Want Additional Copies?

convert reel tape to CD

 

Additional copies of your new CDs are just 6.95. They will be exactly the same as the newly transferred CD.

We keep all transfers on file for 30 days so in the event you need additional copies, we can  get them to you quickly. There's no need to re-send us your recordings.


How to Order Transfers