The Thompson Modifier
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- Victor IV
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The Thompson Modifier
Has anyone seen or heard of a volume device called the Thompson Modifier? It goes into the horn of disc machines.I saw a picture of it in my 1908 Sears catalog.edisonplayer
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Re: The Thompson Modifier
They were advertised in the Talking Machine World, but few seem to have survived. I've seen only one or two of them. One is shown on page 85 of Antique Phonograph Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gimmicks (as seen below). Sorry about the unusually strong moiré pattern. Scanners...
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