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Tim Hein's Amazing Phonograph Machine

Vintage 78's played on Tim Hein's 1910 windup phonograph directly into a SPR studio microphone. Tim also talks about the evolution of the recording process during the 1920's. Artists sampled include Ruth Etting, Al Jolson, Jan Garber, and the Vernon Trio.