George Overstall

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emgcr wrote:It is fascinating and fortuitous that you should have posted my old photo of the Fitzpatrick gramophone as this instrument has been the object of serious study this year and a full article will be published here shortly---see separate thread. The horn outlet in this case is trapezoidal which is yet another variation on a theme.
Yes indeed, now is the time to 'go public' with our discovery and investigations earlier this year.

Cue drum roll... and new thread.
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Here are four recordings of this instrument in action using an Astra two-spring soundbox and Burmese colour thorn needle giving some idea of treble and bass response.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQw9BJOegU “Beating the dog”. Venuti.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPNOEehmjRk “An evening hymne”. Deller.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uk8OaaIi4A “O del mio amato ben”. Muzio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMC3sHNKumw “O Isis and Osiris”. Natzke.

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