[Dixielandjazz] Disk Makers

[Russ Guarino]

The very first label I put on the CD with the "Stomper" device had a wrinkle.
Then I stopped as I did not want to ruin another CD.  They are too expensive to
throw away.

Russ Guarino, Clarinet Maven.

Bill Gunter wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Russ Guarino reports:
>
> >One problem I found with printing labels for CDs was that when I put them
> >on the
> >CD I would often get a wrinkle that I could not fix.
>
> Have you been using the "Stomper" device that was developed specifically to
> fix the labels on to the CD?
>
> If you're putting the labels on by hand you'll encounter nothing but
> trouble. If you use the stomper you should have not trouble or wrinkles at
> all.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill "Stomp!" Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
> >From: Russ Guarino <russg at redshift.com>
> >To: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
> >CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com, verbose at daktel.com
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Disk Makers
> >Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:59:35 -0700
> >
> >Musicos,
> >
> >One problem I found with printing labels for CDs was that when I put them
> >on the
> >CD I would often get a wrinkle that I could not fix.
> >
> >Russ Guarino, Clarinet Maven
> >
> >"Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" wrote:
> >
> > > There is a printer / CD copier that sells for about $1800.  I don't
> >remember
> > > the company right off hand but it prints on printable CD's which sell
> >for
> > > less than 50 cents and will print and copy 50 at a wack un attended.
> >With
> > > one of those a company could take your CD and reproduce it with a fifty
> > > cents profit on each CD.  Not bad considering it's almost a hands off
> > > operation with nothing more to do than change ink cartridges and reload
> >the
> > > copier every so often.  I would bet that you might not even have to pay
> > > those pesky ASCAP fees with this guy who probably operates out of his
> > > basement or better still invest the money in your own machine, plug it
> >into
> > > a computer and watch it do it's thing.
> > >
> > > I haven't used one of these machines and don't know how long it takes or
> > > their quality but perhaps someone on the list has and can give us a
> >review.
> > >
> > > If you want to go cheap you can buy an Epson printer that will print
> >CD's
> > > (Epson Stylus R320 @$110) and with a little effort and artwork and a
> > > computer you can turn out your own for less than a dollar each and with
> >what
> > > you save you might even want to pay the ASCAP fees as well as pay you
> >pretty
> > > good too.  The CD photo for the jewel case can be done as a fold over
> >for
> > > about a quarter each on photo paper with the same printer.  So it costs
> >you
> > > $0.50 for a CD, $0.10 for ink, $0.20 for photo paper and about $0.15 for
> >a
> > > jewel case plus your time.
> > > Larry
> > > St. Louis
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Lowell Busching" <verbose at daktel.com>
> > > To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:51 AM
> > > Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Disk Makers
> > >
> > > > Can someone on the list confirm for me the validity of a news article
> >in
> > > > the business section of a local area paper over the weekend concerning
> >the
> > > > company called "Disk Makers" head quartered in Pennsauren, N.J. with
> >their
> > > > plant outside Philly?  Apparently they have been around for a long
> >time
> > > > both as record makers and now CD's and making and labeling products
> >for
> > > > Independents and others.  Is this the company used by bands to produce
> > > > the CD's sold to "unsuspecting" customers at the festivals and jazz
> > > > parties for $10-20 ?  If not, they should be based on the last
> >paragraph
> > > > of the article.
> > > >
> > > > Quote:
> > > > In its factory outside Philadelphia, the company manufactures CD's and
> > > > prints the labels for them in batches as small as 300. the price for
> >300
> > > > discs starts at $300."
> > > >
> > > > Unquote.
> > > >
> > > > Sounds like a pretty good profit margin to me even allowing for other
> > > > overhead. Maybe the cases?  Of course if your band can't sell 300
> >copies,
> > > > it is still not a bargain,  but seriously I am curious if it can be
> >done
> > > > that cheap? Of course they do NO recording themselves. As the article
> >says
> > > > the source may be from as pricy a studio as one in Sweden to a home
> > > > computer in the basement and sent to them.
> > > >
> > > > I am only posting this because in the past other list members have
> > > > complained that certain things that are common knowledge  to most list
> > > > members, has never trickled down to them!  In the unlikely event you
> >did
> > > > not know of this company, you do now.  Get your orders in for those
> > > > Christmas CD's now.  If nothing else, some of you must have at least
> >300
> > > > relatives or friends you can give them to as cheap gifts. They will
> >never
> > > > know.
> > > >
> > > > Lowell
> > > >
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