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"On This Day...(Feb. 14)"

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 9:16 am
by phonogfp
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

February 14, 1875: Born: Harry Spencer: recording artist, known particularly for spoken word renditions of speeches by famous people. For more: https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/37 ... mment-2145

February 14, 1898: Leon Douglass filed for a U.S. patent for what became marketed as the “Polyphone Attachment.” By arranging two reproducers (and two horns) to track a cylinder record groove about an inch apart, it was claimed the selection would be “Twice as Loud, Twice as Clear, Twice as Sweet.” For much more: https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/37 ... mment-2146

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