[Jukebox-list] How about an iPod on the jukebox?

[David Breneman]

--- Ron Rich <ronnnrich at yahoo.com> wrote:

> David,
>   Thanks for the links--interesting--would also love to hear an
> Edison acoustic "instrument" , although I don't know how much I
> could tell as my ears are shot--partly from listening to to many
> jukeboxes--Ron Rich

Well, I'm not going to be doing any YouTube videos again any
time soon, but I might be able to put an mp3 of it on my
web site.  Maybe a record reproduced half electrically and
half on the Phonograph (remember, in those days Phonograph
was a trademark). Like the American Heritage article mentioned,
accoustic machines really drop off fast below about 500 Hz.
A lot of that has to do with the size of horn necessary to
contain one full wave within its length. Victor's Credenza
had a folded horn which, if constructed as a simple
linear harn, would have been something like 6-7 feet long.
Victor also had electrically-recorded Orthophonic records
for that machine, further emphasizing the bass response.
Edison didn't switch to electrical recording until a few
years later.  I once had a chance to hear the same
classical music selection, recorded accoustically and played
on a regular Victrola, and recorded electrically and played
on a Credenza, and the improvement is striking.  This was
as the Eldridge Johnson museum on the Capitol campus in
Dover Delaware.  Any sound-reproduction nerd is heartily
encouraged to visit when in the area.

http://www.dovermuseums.org/museums/victrola.htm




David Breneman         david_breneman at yahoo.com


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