New Britain herald., 1925-10-07
PHONOGRAPH NOW
GREATLY Improved
New Device ReprOduces Tones
and OVert0neS

New York. Oct. 1.-The phono-
graph industry, hard hit during the
last two years by the inroads Of the
radio. has made answer with new
stylesof phonograph--the product of
the finest engineering minds In the
.country-and with u new style OF
record. and at test before q large
audience at the Waldorf last night
a turore OF applause for the new
invention was precipitated.
On the new machine all tones and
,ovcrtones which heretofore eluded
reproduction upon the photograph
have been caught and arg faith
fully reproduced; the large hall was
filled with the sonorous power of the
music.
The first record was the soldiers
chorus from Faust. sung by forty
voices, given as loud and clear as
IL the singers We're in the room.
Then by way Of contrast followed
the finest and most expensive of the
old records a chorus OF eight artist
voices. The audience was thrown
into u long laugh at the contrast.
A piano selection played by Cor
tet--heard through the new record
on the new machine-was reproduce
ed as faithfully and with as much
sorority as II the pianist were play
ing before the audience, A chorus
by $50 voices of the Mormon tenn
pie at Salt Lake City proved a thrill
ing masterpiece of musical record
ing,
In speaking OF the new system,
Walter w. Clark stated, referring 10
piano recording:
The piano has always been an
exceedingly difficult instrument to
record and reproduce. The twang
or banjo tone OF the middle and low
er register was very difficult to get
away from, and it was very diff
cult to obtain clear sharp in the
upper register. ] want you to no.
tce how these defects have been
overcome in the new instrument"
The new machine uses disk rec
ords like the present ones, and these
are specially made through princi-
pies perfected by the engineers of
the Western Electric Co. and the
Bell Telephone Co. Although es-
pecially made for the new "ortho-
phonic" type Of phonograp hs they
lave advantage over the old records
even when played on the old ma
chimes, and all the new recordings
are being done according TO the new
system. They have narrower grooves
and play longer.
The many millions Of old records
in households are not scrapped by
the new machine. They will yield
more music for the new instruments
than they would for the old. They
will not however, equal records made
for the new type, which is
called the Orthophonic Talking Ma
chine.
The new instrument is a feat of
mathematics and physics. 1t is not
the result of innumcrable expert
ments, but was worked out on paper
in advance of being built in the lab
oratory. An immense amount OF
was done to show Just
how each part Of the instrument had
to be made to transmit sound vibra-
tons, or frequences, without loss of
then turned over to engineers to be
carried out The instrument was
built to fin a prescription.
Both the Victor and Brunswick
have perfected new sys-
TENS of sound reproduction. The
now records to be marketed some
time this fall can be used to great
upon the present styles of
but by far the best ef
fects will be possible upon the new
specially made for the new
records.
The phonograph industry is con-
ng will be able to meet radio COM
petition on equal terms, especially
80 long as static is not conquered. |
The new machines not only give
and perfect reproductions
md loud enough to fill large hall |
{ desired, hut yield results without
static interference. The future of
he photograph industry hinges up
On how the new machines and rec
ords are received by the public, IT
vas stated Ivy officials giving the
demonstration.