The Phonogram (1902-11)

Page scan 00010 from The Phonogram

Record Details:

Title:
The Phonogram
Date:
1902-11
Volume:
The Phonogram (II), Issue 31
Leaf #:
00010
Language:
English
Subjects:
honograph,"Phonograph History, Thomas Edison","National Phonograph Company","Sound Recording History
Collection:
Recorded Sound
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 20, 2022
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NOVEMBER 1902 New hard wax high speed Moulded language Record magnified 20 times the Phonograph; then ii aber >% ki auch ,** fi der Bruder ■,** came across the room as naturally as if the pleased German instructor, who stood near by, was personally exhibiting his best pronunciation. To appreciate the perfection in which these sounds are recorded and reproduced, one must look at the delicate vibrations in the wax under the microscope. The illustration given will show the appearance of the surface of one of these new moulded language Records. Each vibration is perfectly recorded and linked, indicating that the reproduc- tion will be pleasant and natural. It is wonderful to think that these indentations, which wind around the wax cylinder 100 threads to the inch, would amount to a string two hundred feet long if unwound. The average word requires seven inches of this string. All the delicate inflections of