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Telephone Recording System
Telephone Recording System A telephone recording system can be as simple as a handheld phone receiver with an analogue (non-computerized, non-digital) recorder. In such a situation, the act of recording is hard to hide. On the other hand, some telephone recording systems... Read more |
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phonograph
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Low Fidelity Sales of phonographs and records decreased during the early years of the 1920s after reaching a peak in 1920. The chief cause of the decline was the radio craze, but the poor sound quality of the recordings and the phonographs impeded the growth... Read more |
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record player
record player or phonograph, device for reproducing sound that has been recorded as a spiral, undulating groove on a disk. This disk is known as a phonograph record, or simply a record (see sound recording ). In using a record player, a record is placed on the player's motor-driven turntable,... Read more |
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sound recording
sound recording process of converting the acoustic energy of sound into some form in which it can be permanently stored and reproduced at any time. In 1855 the inventor Leon Scott constructed a device called a phonautograph that recorded tracings of the vibrations of sound. Thomas Edison,... Read more |
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gooseneck
gooseneck, a metal fitting on the inboard end of a boom of a sailing vessel by which it is connected to a metal ring round the base of the mast on which the sail is set. It has reference only to the fore-and-aft rig or to the spanker of a square-rigged ship. The fitting allows for the swing of the... Read more |
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Registration
REGISTRATION Enrollment; the process of recording entries in an official book. For example, the names of stockholders might be registered in the official books of a corporation. Similarly motor vehicles are ordinarily registered with the state motor vehicle department, and voters are registered... Read more |
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Brad
Brad Rock band For the Record… Shades of Seattle Rock Returned to Recording After Years Selected discography Sources Although Brad may sound like a one-person project, nobody in the group is named Brad. When they formed, some considered Brad a side project for guitarist Stone... Read more |
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Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Music producer, rap musician, record company executive In May of 1995, Newsweek reported on four young black record producers it called "flashy, streetwise and entrepreneurial"— Read more |
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stereophonic sound
stereophonic sound sound recorded simultaneously through two or more electronic channels. For live recordings, microphones are placed in different positions relative to the sound source. The recorded sound is played back through loudspeakers placed more or less as the recording microphones were... Read more |
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LOONY TUNES
...Writer The Record (Bergen County...Start with some generic Sixties...Then maybe some Bon Jovi and...Dier, between records on his Thursday...1898 Edison phonograph, for instance...during his "Antique ... |
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Vintage stereos keep repair shops busy
...The jury may still be out for some purists on...CD or needle phonograph music sounds...million vinyl records were sold in...has helped some struggling...wooden furniture sets and often were...old 45 rpm ... |
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Lake Forest heads up weekend of antique action
...Antiques Show. Some outdoor markets...accessories. Set on the 200...the Racine Antiques Fair will...Frankfort Antique Market will...Woodstock Antiques Market will...Grayslake Antiques & ... |
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ASK MILLIE B.; ARTIST, NOT AGE, SETS RECORD VALUE
...have old 45 rpm records from the '50s...country collection may include some worth $10 or...recordings. One store may have a list of...Otherwise, antique/collectibles...production of phonograph records, says ... |
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Shop keeps songs of long ago spinning - at 78 rpm.(NEWS)
...he took some of his swing...needled phonograph. Cary Lawrence...music - it may have been...overstock records. He majored...wall for record sets. In time...sofas and antique players where...several dozen ... |
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RESTORING RELICS FILLS NICHE: 'THEY DON'T MAKE STUFF LIKE THEY USED TO'
...hold up to 50 records and play both...electric phonographs dating back...enthusiasts alike may have stopped...easy on the record or restoring...during "Beta Records TV," a nationally...These days, he sets up shop ... |
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Model, condition set old radios' value
...with a pullout record player? Q. Is...Crosley radio an antique? What is its...Barry Janov of the Antique Radio Club of...interested in old and antique radios and related...generally, radio/phonograph combinations are...design period, ... |
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Skinner's Science & Technology and Toys & Dolls Auction Nets $1,348,217.00.
...Prices High for Antique Automatons...s "trick" may have been inspired...estimate was set at $70,000...complete. Some of the tools...author of Antique Medical Instruments...experience with antique medical ... |
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After the flood: as homeowners and businesses mop up, the waters of the...
...the wail. Phonograph records and books were...ruined. An antique wood stove...and flaming may be worth saving...legend and the record books. At...report on how some homeowners...relief effort, set up a ... |
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ASK MILLIE B.; USE CARE TO CLEAN OLD PEWTER
...on bottoms. Some may still be in...what you used. Some cleaners add...to Formica. Some damaged spots...MILLIE B.: A set of old wine...Wash old or antique glasses in the...do I sell old phonograph ... |