[NA361-F] N-17-01-06 (1917)

Notebook Series -- Notebooks by Edison and Other Experimenters -- Recorder and Recording Experiments -- Miscellaneous Books

Title
[NA361-F] N-17-01-06 (1917)
Description

This notebook was used by Absalom M. Kennedy during January-February 1917. The entries consist primarily of daily logs of experimental recording activities at the Columbia Street Studio using various kinds of music and recorders. Included are comments on the loudness and quality of the sound. The determination of quality was based partly on "tone tests" in which a performer's recordings were compared to a live performance by the same individual. The notes indicate that Edison oversaw the work and periodically listened to the experimental recordings and that E. Rowland Dawson and Clarence B. Hayes assisted in some of the experiments. At the beginning of the book are two pages by an unidentified author noting the numbers of blanks on hand. Inserted into the book is a three-page list in Kennedy's hand of projects and instructions, along with a related typewritten list. The front cover is labeled "Notes, Columbia St. Studio from Jan. 6, 1917." The pages are unnumbered. Approximately 40 pages have been used.

URL
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/NA361-F
Is Version Of
Notebook Viewer, Edison Notebook NA361-N
Identifier
NA361-F
Type
Notebook
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Notebook Series -- Notebooks by Edison and Other Experimenters -- Recorder and Recording Experiments -- Miscellaneous Books
Alternative Title
N-17-01-06 (1917)
Has Version
Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 237

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