Richard Pennycuick wrote:

>On the subject of broken 78s, a film I saw recently reminded me of an awful
>scene in The Blackboard Jungle when some classic jazz 78s (Bix Beiderbecke,
>IIRC) were smashed by some unappreciative students.  Even the memory was
>enough to make me shudder!

Like when the young boy's father smashed the violin in *They Shall Have
Music*.

Walter Meyer