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Hymnophon
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msherman
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Hymnophon
From the Jan 15, 1905 Talking Machine World, page 12. This is a full year and half before the Victrola was introduced. Were any of these actually made and sold? Do any exist today? Also I found it interesting to note the seller.
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CarlosV
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Re: Hymnophon
They exist but are not exactly plentiful. These are one of the first internal horn machines made.
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Gramtastic
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Re: Hymnophon
The closest I've come to owning one is owning a Hymnophon soundbox box ! (Unfortunately, no soundbox to go with it ....)
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Curt A
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Re: Hymnophon
Similar idea to a Pathé Jeunesse...
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"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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CarlosV
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Re: Hymnophon
Indeed, they share the same concept. I read that the Hymnophone predates the Pathé Jeunesse, making it the first internal horn machine. The Jeunesse is not rare, I have one and every now and then French eBay shows one for sale, but the Hymnophone is much more scarce.
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epigramophone
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Re: Hymnophon
Here is a surviving example (not mine) and an interesting logo on a later machine :
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