On 03/05/2015, Tom Fine wrote: > Hi Steve: > > I am correct in remembering reading somewhere that HMV developed a > multi-horn recording system for large orchestras? If I remember what I > read correctly, there were 3 or 4 horns that came together into a > single pipe that fed the recording membrane. I forgot if Abbey Road > was built in the late acoustic era or was always an electric facility, > or where this multi-horn system was built. I don't recall reading > anything about Victor in the US doing multi-horn recordings, nor > Edison. > The Abbey Road studio dates from 1931, so it was always electric. The original house which was converted into studios was already 100 years old in 1931. I have seen photos of multi-horn setups, but I can't remember where from. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]