Bruce,
I don't know how you missed this. It has been discussed on Phono L for
the last couple of days. What I did find interesting in the sight you
mentioned was the connection between Edison and Scott de Martinville. I
sent the attached email to the firstsounds. org people to get further
information.
As a long time collector of acoustin phonographs, I read with interest your
research on Parisian inventor ?douard-L?on Scott de Martinville and his work
with the phonautograph. However I was not familiar with Edison's use of
this apparatus to measure sound at the metropolitan elevated railroad in
1878. I has always been led to believe that Edison's invention of the
phonograph was done without any prior knowledge of the phonautograph. If
in fact he was aware of the phonautograph and actually used it just prior to
the invention of the phonograph as you state, I think Scott de Martinville
disserves a more important position in the invention of the phonograph
than is customarily ascribed to him. What is the source of your data on
Edison and his use of the phonautograph at the metropolitan elevated
railroad in 1878.
Robert Vuillemenot
----- Original Message -----
From: "BruceY" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:17 AM
Subject: [Phono-L] Fw: EARLIEST recorded human voice?
> Is this for real?? or a hoax?? Some non-collector just sent this to me. A
> recording from the 1860's????
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
>> http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/
>>
>> ................... Although I am sure you have already heard about
>> this!!!
>
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