[Vintage-Audio] Marconi

[JEb45ACP at aol.com]

Regarding your post on the Ampex list : I am a collector of antique 
phonographic esoterica and a professional audio engineer . In order to answer your 
questions about the subject record I need to know more about it . 

1) The label name 

2) artist name , selection name and record #s 

3) physical description : ie: 10" ,12" , other size ? cylinder ? 

Basically Thomas A. Edison invented the phonograph in 1877 and 
commercial models were marketed from the 1880s onward . In no way 
was any design of Marconi's ever incorporated in the Edison reproducer or 
phonograph !

The design of Edison's cylinder and disc record reproducers are similar 
and although they went through evolution in design during their period of 
manufacture , they are all Edison's designs and were covered by his patents . 

As Marconi was not directly involved in the record business , and Marconi's 
contributions such as radio came later than 1906 this record appears to be an 
interesting anomaly . Can you take a digital snapshot of it ? 

I'm going to listen to some Edison records now , email me with more info 
about this record an I'll try and get some answers for you .  

BTW, your email neither accepts html or attachments , so I hope you get
this. It is my third try at communicating with you .

John Eberle
Americana CD Mastering 
1813 8th Ave South Suite A
Nashville , Tennessee 37203
615-297-5560