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