MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Victor Talking Machine Company, North American Phonograph Company, Original Dixieland Jass Band
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1857 douard-l on scott de martinville invents the phonautograph, a device that traces, but cannot play back sound waves. The intent is to visually represent sound onto soot-covered paper. These phonautograms would be successfully played back in 2008 via digital imaging, dating the first true sound recordings to 1857. July 1877 thomas edison"s work on a telephone transmitter and the keyboard telephone inspires him to make sketches for a device that will both record and play back sound impulses engraved onto tinfoil. Some months later, john kruesi, an edison- employed machinist builds, the first tinfoil phonograph, based on edison"s sketches. A verse of mary had a little lamb is reportedly the first phonograph recording to be made and played back. January 1886 chichester bell and charles tainter organize the volta graphophone. Company to control their patents on an improved version of the phonograph, the. Graphophone, which uses engraved, wax-based cylinders in place of tinfoil, allowing for a more permanent recording.
