Another way to check is to look at the blank area on the disc next to the
label. You'll see a matrix number, something like 1423456. If it stands
alone, it's acoustic. If it's preceded with a circled W it's electric.
Compare any Harmony with any Columbia from the period to see--and
hear--trhe difference.
Dick
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Is this 1929 Harmony Recording
Acoustic? (Harmony 308H)
Steven C Barr wrote:
> Since my computer's sound is far from high-fidelity, it's hard to tell
for
> exact sure...but
> it sounds to me like most 1925-30 Harmony's, which are acoustic. The
only
> way to be sure is
> to compare it audibly with a Columbia of the same period.
> Steven C. Barr
It's acoustic for sure, although a darned good-sounding one. The giveaway
is
the complete lack of deep bass. I'm sure a spectral analysis (which I
haven't done yet) will confirm it.
(I don't know what this recording has to do with Henry Ford's insincere
retraction, unless Mr Friedman was simply giving some historical
perspective.)
Aaron Z
