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| Berliner
Machines were produced to play records. The evolution of the record as a
medium for transporting sound had an even more incredible evolution than
the machines. On this page we hope to list the major technological jumps
in record & recording technology. |
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| Zinc
5" Berliner (1887-1889) |
does anyone have a picture of a 5" zinc berliner we could
use? thx |
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5" Berliner (1889-1894)
The
first commercially available disks were 5" disks pressed in hard
rubber. They were made in Germany from 1889, and were also made with other
European markets in mind, particularly the UK. Disks were single sided
with the text to the song pasted on the reverse. The content was mainly
- as the machine was initially intended as a toy - aimed at child audiences.
eg. record 26-Twinkle Twinkle little Star (by Berliner himself) or 29-Jack
& Jill, 45-Farm Animals. |
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7"
Berliners
7
inch disks began to be manufactured in the USA in 1894 |
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January
1904 French Record Catalog
Click
here
Courtesy of www.ROMFI.com |
Some pages,
as examples, from the 60 page Fench Record catalog from early 1904. Though
a new industry, its amazing how diligent Fred Gaisberg and his recording
engineers were in getting the top singers to record for the Berliner Gramophone
& related companies. 60 pages - over 1000 records, of the leading French
singers is a remarkable achievement! the catalog lists both 7 and 10 inch
records. |