Edison only recorded 'cheap' artists ! I do not think you will find a 'star' artist on Edison recordings ! Edison was about the recording not the artist !

Edison had nothing to do with jazz. That changed with he turned control over to his 2 sons in the mid 20s. Way too little too late. Before then Edison had to approve that every record fit his musical tastes before being pressed. It was never about what the public demanded. It was always about what Edison wanted.

@@Bruce15485 Edison discovered Rachmaninov

“Mixing” hadn’t been invented yet. The whole band played at the same time in front of one recording horn, and to make instruments louder or softer, the instrument was moved further towards or away from the recording horn, and it had to be done before they started playing, or they would have choreographed soloists or small groups to move closer to the horn at different points in the piece and then back away. Either the engineers knew exactly what instruments to put closer to and farther away from the horn before they started recording, or the band had to do dozens of takes to see which spatial configuration sounded the best, both equally impressive.

Vinyl Eyezz it's marvellous I collect 78

The building still stands in NYC, it wasn't demolished.

....from a tongue-tied narrator. Why are Americans so bad at this? Aside from the narration, it’s a really interesting video.

Zachary Bowen thx for that

@@narabdela I rather enjoyed the narration. But, the option is skip is always welcomed.

@@narabdela Because we excel at being the only country that matters. I'll take that over fine narration any day.

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They also had a better frequency response..

You talkin bout those current record players?

The Edison sound reproducers tracked laterally (side by side) unlike the Victrola sound boxes which tracked vertically (hill & dale or up & down).

@@michaelmckenna6464 You have it backwards.

@@ZX-zw3ge nobody talks about those.

How good of condition are they in?

I have some of these Edison records and they are labelled 80 RPM.

Great video

Thomas Edison's musical tastes were more traditional, but had people working for him who *knew* what phonograph listeners wanted to hear. And there was the fact that Edison was virtually deaf towards the end of his life.

@@fromthesidelines It's interesting that Henry Ford had the same mindset. These guys grew-up in the 19th century world where you stuck with the "tried and true". They were lost in the 20th centuries quickly progressing world. It's too bad that Edison did not make a slew of hot jazz dics and cylinders. I know there's only a very precious few.

bootsamou I think they would be doing the drag itself. Same high energy as the Charleston.

+Dirk1961 They're 10 inch discs

+Dirk1961 Edison records can hold a 4 minutes music on a 10 inch disc because it was cut vertically which allows the grooves to be closer to each other.

The Edison Diamond Disc is cut at 150 TPI, they can actually hold 5 minutes at 80 rpm.

First Edison Electric is number 52089.

Unlike regular 78 players (like the Victrola), Edison machines used a diamond stylus instead of disposable steel needles. Yes. Regular 78s are lateral. Edison company even made some laterals in their last months. Correct. Edison actually experimented with Long Play discs that could hold 40 min or more per side. Thinner groove than a modern LP

There are people on the Internet who will put a new stylus in your reproducer for a fee, usually anywhere from 130 to 150 dollars, however I have found it possible to buy old reproducers on Ebay that still have good needles on them for much less money and then change out the needle (stylus) myself, taking the Ebay part and putting it in my reproducer. It is a relatively simple job and as long as the reproducer is apart I also replace the diaphragm, if needed, and gaskets (always). When you look at an old reproducer on Ebay look for a sharp point, if there is a sharp pyramid-shaped point on the diamond, it is still good. These things literally last more than 100 years if they are not abused. The diamond stylus put Edison far ahead of the competition at the time producing not only a better sound, but also doing away with the need to change the needle every play or two.

albertdiner 1927

1927. It came out of the smash-hit collegiate musical "Good News".

loren4504 You can buy the whole reproducer on eBay for around $100 or $200

Wyatt Markus can. He's commissioned the making of new diamonds for these reproducers.

Richard Abraham speed sounds right to me