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Hi, I'm new to this list, so forgive me if this question has been answered before! I'm based in the UK and doing a project recording contemporary musicians on a 78 presto lathe- one mic, one take, one cut. We're then building this into a contemporary archive. The majority of the musicians are those who play traditionally inspired music (recently recorded Sheesham & Lotus & son (Toronto) and the lost brothers (Ireland)). We're looking to further develop the project by building a traditional recording booth- of the voice o graph type- the ones which used to be around in the 40s-60s, which would then travel around cities, placed where the old recording booths used to be, where the public could record a record, and there would be a range of performances from musicians we have worked with. I've already been in touch with the British Library and the British Sound Archive looking for any archival/historical information on these recording booths, but they have been unable to find anything, so referred me to this list. I know Jack White has a voice o graph in his studio, but aside from that, am finding it very hard to find out anything about their history- if anyone could help, that would be brilliant! Thank you! Lorna Fulton e: [log in to unmask] t: + 44 (0) 7771 692971