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Hello all:
I waited until after the ebay auction ended to ask this: What was the Masterphone attachment supposed to do regarding playback on Victor or Columbia machines? I've found no reference to it the Paul/Fabrizio books. Below is the ebay link and some pictures. Thanks!
Bob
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VICTOR-COLUMBI ... true&rt=nc

Just another of the many "gizmos and gimmicks" (should be the title of a book... ) offered to take your money. I've tried mine and achieved nothing.

according to the "Encyclopedia of recorded sound" it was to clarify and amplify record tone

And here's a write-up about it...
https://books.google.com/books?id=Xs1OA ... &q&f=false

James.

A pretty cool item, but how odd that the instructions tell how to use it but not what is intended to do. It makes no sense to me.

One "new" copy of Talking Machine World 1914 is on Amazon for $8

https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Machine- ... 0282894039

Thanks, people, for all the replies! I figured it was some bit of hype.
Bob

Sun shade for the record grooves