Hello, Robert,
I just listened to your sample and I was going to write what Tom said.
Assuming this was a field recording (and the context on the website lead
me to speculate that it might be), then I think there is a good chance
that Tom's analysis is spot on.
Here is the research path that I would take: find out what type of field
disc recorders were available from say 1936-1941. I would suspect that
many of them would come with their own microphone. This could be the
microphone you are looking for.
I have seen references to field disc recordings, but have frankly never
pursued this in depth--it's sort of a question that I do know what I
don't know, but I do not have the time to really learn about this area.
If the stock microphone was replaced, it could have been replaced with
an RCA or a Western Electric (later Altec). Here is a possible mic.
http://www.coutant.org/altec639/index.html
This looks more like "original equipment" mics of the era
http://www.coutant.org/amperite/index.html
Good luck! Vive l'acadie !
Cheers,
Richard
On 2011-02-03 8:29 AM, Robert Richard wrote:
> Hello ARSC list subscribers,
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> In my audio archives, I have a recording that dates back to 1941. To document this recording, I need to know which equipment was use to create it. I don't have access to the original recording. On the Web, I've posted a mp3 and wav sample via this link:
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> http://www.nicacadie.com/?p=1219
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> The informer, French speaking, tells the story of Cendrillera.
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> The collector was Ernest F. Haden, an American linguist
> http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2000-2001/memorials/AMR/Haden/haden.html
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> Can you help in identifying the type of equipment use to create the above recording?
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> Thanks in advance for your reply.
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> Robert Richard
> Archiviste en ethnologie acadienne
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> Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson
> Université de Moncton
> Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick E1A 3E9
> Canada
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> Tél. : (506) 858-4724
> Téléc. : (506) 858-4085
> http://www.umoncton.ca
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