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POINTS PERTAINING TO THE USE AND CARE OF THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH. ( Commenced in December number , IQOO .) By C. W. Noyes. Chapter XI.— Making Instrumental Records. Records of solo instruments are attractive and are excel- lent subjects for experiment. The amateur who wishes to become proficient in the art of making instrumental records should begin by experiment- ing as much as possible with the individual instruments which comprise the band or orchestra; particularly the solo instruments, such as cornet, clarinet, piccolo, trombone, saxophone, violin, * cello and Bute. We will take these instruments in the order as given fin * f S. above and the practical hints given as to position, etc., refer only to these instruments •when used for solo •work. The comet.—Place this instrument about four feet away from the hom and instruct the player to use caution ' Vj * t ' 1 M * in playing high notes by turning his cornet to the side pointing away from the horn when a high note is played. Triple'tongucing should be rendered as smoothly as possible; and this is rather difficult, for many cometists while being • able to triple tongue, are unable to do so evenly. For this reason it is advisable not to attempt to make a record of a selection containing much triple tongueing unless the cometi8t is very proficient, as poor work on his part will spoil the record, no matter how good the reproduction in itself may be. A cornet record to be perfect must have that peculiar brassy sound characteristic of the instrument but must not blare or blast. » / (