Comments on: PHONOGRAPH RECORDS RADIO PROGRAM (Dec, 1930) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jeremy Hopkin http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/comment-page-1/#comment-636409 Jeremy Hopkin Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:51:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/#comment-636409 The first truely commercial radio/home recording units were introduced to the public in the Fall of 1930 by Victor (which had just been taken over by RCA). They used pre-grooved, flat, 6 inch home recording discs, not Acetates. I have one of those types of consoles, the Victor model RE-57. (Not the console pictured in this article) For the most part, true "Acetates" are garbage now - the flimsy recordings flake away from their metal cores. Whereas these 1930s recording discs are still in pretty good shape. And no, they were not recording on cylinders at this time. No, not made of wax either. There were a few units that used "wire" recorders though, that's a whole different concept altogether. And, to record your voice it used a "carbon" microphone. The first truely commercial radio/home recording units were introduced to the public in the Fall of 1930 by Victor (which had just been taken over by RCA). They used pre-grooved, flat, 6 inch home recording discs, not Acetates.

I have one of those types of consoles, the Victor model RE-57. (Not the console pictured in this article)

For the most part, true “Acetates” are garbage now – the flimsy recordings flake away from their metal cores. Whereas these 1930s recording discs are still in pretty good shape.

And no, they were not recording on cylinders at this time. No, not made of wax either.
There were a few units that used “wire” recorders though, that’s a whole different concept altogether.

And, to record your voice it used a “carbon” microphone.

]]> By: galessa http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/comment-page-1/#comment-86919 galessa Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:06:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/#comment-86919 it is not explicit if the media is a wax cylinder or a acetate record. wax cylinders were used for home or office recordings since the 1900s but does anybody knows when the recordable acetate record was introduced? they were common by the 1940s... it is not explicit if the media is a wax cylinder or a acetate record. wax cylinders were used for home or office recordings since the 1900s but does anybody knows when the recordable acetate record was introduced? they were common by the 1940s…

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/comment-page-1/#comment-85059 Stannous Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:18:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/13/phonograph-records-radio-program/#comment-85059 Careful, Apple will be out with the iCylinder any day now... Careful, Apple will be out with the iCylinder any day now…

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