Edouard Leon Scott de Martinville one sided 7 inch

one sided 7 inch
2009/1860
new
Most art acquisition is not dependent upon 20th century technological progress in the way that record collecting is. So here's a lovely way to celebrate it's unique charms. The Phonautogram was a French invention which recorded sound on a paper-wrapped cylinder. The paper was removed from the cylinder and dipped in alcohol, like you would do in a photography darkroom. Last year a team of researchers discovered the paper, scanned it, & used a computer to extract the sound. They successfully pushed back the date of the first recorded sound 17 years. It was thought at the time that the voice singing 'Au Clair de la Lune' was a woman's, but further reading of the inventors notes supports the idea that it's the inventor himself, Edouard Leon Scott de Martinville. Beautifully designed package (by Rob Millis, of Climax Golden Twins), that shows you the smoked paper, the patent notes, and a drawing of the phonautogram recording device. 20 seconds long.