1925 Electrical Recording System BELL LABS/ WESTERN ELECTRIC, Record Disc DEMO
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ELECTRICAL RECORDING ~ HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA [DEMO RECORD DISC]
ON 1 JANUARY 1925..........
A T & T FORMED A JOINT RESEARCH VENTURE WITH BELL LABS & WESTERN ELECTRIC IN
A NEW COMPANY IN NEW YORK CITY UNDER ONE NAME, BELL LABORATORY.
WESTERN ENGINEERS H.C. HARRISON & JOSEPH P. MAXFIELD HAD WORKED ON WHAT THEY
CALLED "ELECTRICAL RECORDING" FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE ANNOUNCING IT TO THE
PUBLIC IN 1924. THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS A BY PRODUCT OF THEIR RESEARCH INTO THE TELEPHONE.
BEFORE 1925, TECHNOLOGIES DID NOT USE ELECTRICITY TO RECORD SOUND. NOW IN 1925, WITH
A COMBINED EFFORT AT BELL LABS, ENGINEERS DEVELOPED A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF
RECORDING PHONOGRAPH RECORDS.
UP FOR AUCTION IS ONE SUCH SAMPLE[DEMONSTRATION RECORD] FROM THE 1925 BELL LABS.
THEY USED THIS DEMO RECORD TO PITCH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO RECORD COMPANIES. ALSO,
THEY USED THE NEW SOUND TECHNOLOGY WITH IMPROVED SYNCHRONIZATION WITH FILM TO
DEMONSTRATE TO MAJOR MOVIE STUDIOS. THE MUSIC ON THIS RECORD IS PIANO. AT THE TIME
SILENT MOVIES COMMONLY HAD PIANO BACKGROUND MUSIC.
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