Nipperhead \'nip-er-'hed\ n: One who is interested in all aspects
of talking machines.
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Introduction
Ever since Thomas A. Edison first turned the crank of his tinfoil machine
and heard the scratchy, barely recognizable rendition of "Mary Had
A Little Lamb", the phonograph has been a source of awe and facination.
A hundred years later, the technology developed by Thomas Edison, Emile
Berliner, Bell & Taintor, Eldridge Johnson, et al. has all but disappeared
into the laserlight of the compact disc.
For all of you who are seduced by the sound of scratchy cylinders, delight
in the dignified density of the Diamond Disc, or just think Nipper
was a cool dog, then you are a Nipperhead!
"OK Peter, so what's the deal...no new stuff?"
Well...I guess an explanation in in order...
First, plans are in the works to move Nipperhead to a new server. It has outgrown all the
space given to it on AOL (hence the lack of new goodies), and we need more room for
new pictures and audio. This should be accomplished soon, so check here in a
little while for additional details.
Secondly, much "free" time recently has been devoted to a joint project with Rob Lomas, of the Edisonshop, to create an electronic pickup for cylinder records from scratch (i.e. not using
a disc cartridge). Here is an early short sample from a pre-production test...keep in mind
that this is a black wax, 2 minute cylinder in only "fair" condition. Details on pricing and availability of this product will be available here (actually, in the new site)
as soon as it's available.
If you would like to receive information via e-mail about this product as soon as it's available, please send your name and e-mail address to peter63@aol.com
Hear Billy Murray Sing "I'm Afraid To Come Home In The Dark", recorded electronically
Rob was so confident with the latest prototype, that he was willing to try one of his more valuable, fragile records. Here is another sample from an 1890's *BROWN* wax record, recorded electronically from a Columbia Q!
Hear "My Old Kentucky Home", recorded electronically from brown wax
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