In a message dated 1/12/2010 2:41:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Was the idea that the violin body would resonate and produce a better sound? -------------- According to the re-issued Berliner Gramophone Co. Instructions (p. 8) from June 1, 1896, "a violin or similar instrument will render the sound very loud." Within a few years, there were several such patents (for full "violin reproducers"). Allen _www.phonobooks.com_ (http://www.phonobooks.com) _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
