Astounding. Also about a half tone sharp, I'd say. What sands out for me
the most is the lack of noise in the recording, as best as I can tell in
that noisy environment, but I feel I get a better idea of what radio
sounded like to the audience of that day - and why it gave the
phonograph industry some serious competition during the depression,
aside from financial factors.
Mike, perhaps you should post about this on the OTR digest. OTR fans
might also enjoy hearing this.
joe salerno
Michael Biel wrote:
> I uploaded the videotape of the demonstration of the playback machine
> that my daughter Leah shot at the Schenectady Museum. You can hear the
> entire track he played, not just excerpts. This is track two of the film
> recorded April 26, 1930. Hearing extended music you can hear the extreme
> wow problem. You can see the capstan which contacts the film only at the
> edges, especially when she zooms in.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ6NRtD-oAw
>
> I have several still pictures which I took of details of the machine,
> including under the deck, and we'll try to upload them as an addenda to
> the video in a few days.
>
> Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
>
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