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The Echo was a zinc disc, and bore a copyright date of 1926. They were manufactured by Plaza Music Co. Uncle Dave Lewis Lebanon, OH On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Steve Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Many of these were zinc. There was a cheap attachment with a "yell into > it" horn. I've never recovered any intelligible audio from any of these. > They are c. 1920. > > Steve Smolian > > > -----Original Message----- From: David Lewis > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:26 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] presumably very early pre-grooved disks > > > I had Echo discs like this. Don't expect sound, although as objects they > are still interesting. I once transferred my Echo discs > and magnified them a gazillion times and discovered that there *was* the > faint sound of the piano on them, but it wasn't intelligible. > > I look forward to the day when someone finds a disc of this type that > yields intelligible audio. > > Uncle Dave Lewis > Lebanon, OH > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Art Shifrin <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hi Gang, >> >> Today amongst my shelves I rediscovered a pair of 6" apparently non >> laminated metal disks. >> >> They're self-evidently intended for use on a acoustic phonograph. There's >> one sleeve. The instructions on it state "...Sing into the sound box >> loudly >> and distinctly; if possible, use a megaphone. When you have finished, play >> it over again and hear YOUR voice..." They have two different pre-printed >> labels but their layout and color (royal blue background with gold >> lettering) are very similar. One's "MARVEL VOICE". The other's >> "REPEAT-A-VOICE". They are relatively heavy: seemingly heavier (for the >> diameter) than if they were of the`'typical' uncoated aluminum recording >> blank stock of greater size. >> >> If any of you have historical information that you can provide (i.e. years >> offered, etc.), then it'd be nice to learn more about them. >> >> I've not yet attempted to play them. >> >> Thanks, >> Art (Shiffy) Shifrin >> >>