[Brown wax home recording of experiments recording with horns of different lengths and materials, probably by "EGW"].
Cylinder12841
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of production unknown],
- Issued Date:
- 1897
- Genres:
- Personal recordings
- Notes:
EGW (?).
Brown wax cylinder.
Inscription on box: "Experiment with horn EGW."
The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 121-01, Originally acquired: Fred Williams, May 2008).
Place of recording likely the United States.
- Description:
A series of announced experiments recording with horns of different lengths and materials. "Experiment, short tin horn"; "long brass horn"; "long paper horn"; "short paper horn," all conducted with a kazoo (?); then experiments with male vocal "Asleep in the Deep": "short paper horn"; "short tin horn"; "long paper horn"; "long tin horn"; finally, experiments on another male vocal selection: "two feet from short paper horn"; "two feet from short tin horn," etc. The initials "EGW" on the box probably refer to the performer/experimenter.
- Physical Description:
- 1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 124.4 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
- Format:
- Audio musical
- Collection(s):
- Cylinder Audio Archive
- Library Location:
- Department of Special Research Collections
- Other Versions:
- http://www.library.ucsb.edu/OBJID/Cylinder12841
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3g73d6b
- Catalog System Number:
- 990041107860203776
- Copyright Holder:
- University of California (System). Regents
- Restrictions:
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