A Message from E.E. Shumaker, President of VTMCo, 1927
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:37 pm
Orthophiles,
David Giovannoni kindly posted my copy of the rare 1927 Shumaker speech about the Orthophonic line to Victor dealers on the i78s.org website.
i posted this here and not in the record section because the speech deals with the introduction of the Orthophonic line in general.
Click the link to hear. If you are not a subscriber you will be prompted to request a free user account. There are over 50,000 historical cylinders and discs available for free auditioning on the site.
Once you are signed in, click the icon in the upper right for a tutorial about using the search tools. i78s.org is not designed to work on phones so use your tablet or computer to access the site.
https://i78s.org/preview/c0dd2c552cdf70 ... 69a08dc34a
Mark
David Giovannoni kindly posted my copy of the rare 1927 Shumaker speech about the Orthophonic line to Victor dealers on the i78s.org website.
i posted this here and not in the record section because the speech deals with the introduction of the Orthophonic line in general.
Click the link to hear. If you are not a subscriber you will be prompted to request a free user account. There are over 50,000 historical cylinders and discs available for free auditioning on the site.
Once you are signed in, click the icon in the upper right for a tutorial about using the search tools. i78s.org is not designed to work on phones so use your tablet or computer to access the site.
https://i78s.org/preview/c0dd2c552cdf70 ... 69a08dc34a
Mark