Best film I've ever seen on this process.

❤

I have both Caruso and Alma Glück on pristine 78s. Also Paul Robeson doing 'Old Man River'. Beautiful-sounding stuff.

It's great that this film survives to give us an insight into the acoustic recording studio. Interesting to see those stroh violins but think some of the positioning was done for the camera. Would an artist really sing across the horn, or the clarinets be placed behind it? I'm surprised they mention a test playing of the original wax. As far as I know, even the gentlest test play would spoil the wax, so a test pressing was needed to check for flaws. Think it was more a celebration of how operatic greats of the era let a lasting legacy, rather than a demonstration of technology, for by 1923 it was well known that the microphone was due to replace the recording horn. Many thanks for posting this gem!

Amazing!

Too bad there was no sound

The video is interest8ng but the sound effects - noise is irritating!