like the first time people had heard the scoring of a motion picture played as they walked the city things must be so different to imagine the polka and piano music our grandparents listened to. or some of your great, great grandparents.
Indeed, since the cited recording is from 1927. Of course, if it's actually playing, the source is from inside the building with the pictured machine being used as a giant speaker.
Any idea where it was located? I would think it would be on the PA side heading for NJ rather than leaving NJ. If it was on a Victor building, it wasn't in the complex as that was south of the bridge.
The music was being played by a machine inside the building. I recognized the Fairest of the Fair March played by Sousa's Band. The Credenza must have taken an awful beating from the weather.
The giant Gredenza cabinet housed the large folded horn loudspeaker designated the "Auditorium Orthophonic", driven bu a rack mount amplifier with one or two 203A tubes in the output circuit. The phonograph reproducer was an ordinary Electrola pickup on a regular Rlectrola tone arm.
Pretty amazing! Many years ago, I had a 1925 electric Credenza. Incredible machine. Thanks!
Cool! I hadn't known they did this.
I found this like 6 years ago and was so happy I did! Great footage!
I wonder if any local theaters in Camden or Philadelphia utilized that giant speaker technology during the early years of talking pictures?
like the first time people had heard the scoring of a motion picture played as they walked the city
things must be so different to imagine the polka and piano music our grandparents listened to. or some of your great, great grandparents.
I've had at least four Credenzas in my lifetime , but not one that large.
Great. How about a video about this very Victor model?
Amazing, really!
Must either be later than 1925 or added audio.
Indeed, since the cited recording is from 1927. Of course, if it's actually playing, the source is from inside the building with the pictured machine being used as a giant speaker.
Any idea where it was located? I would think it would be on the PA side heading for NJ rather than leaving NJ. If it was on a Victor building, it wasn't in the complex as that was south of the bridge.
What's the march record? I am sure I have it, but the title escapes me.
The Sousa march played on the speaker is "Fairest of the Fair March"
@@ThePhonographStop Thanks! That one is from 1926.
The music was being played by a machine inside the building. I recognized the Fairest of the Fair March played by Sousa's Band. The Credenza must have taken an awful beating from the weather.
I wonder who the lucky lady is in the record slot waving at the passersby?
Yeah wonder if it she is a singer?? Would be cool!
@@ThePhonographStop Good Lord...that thought gives me vertigo just thinking about it. Brave person for sure.
She's actually in the horn section.
(But we don't even know if she is a musician ;) )
How'd they change the records?
Played on a phonograph inside the office with loudspeaker I imagine.
The giant Gredenza cabinet housed the large folded horn loudspeaker designated the "Auditorium Orthophonic", driven bu a rack mount amplifier with one or two 203A tubes in the output circuit. The phonograph reproducer was an ordinary Electrola pickup on a regular Rlectrola tone arm.
I bet the Edison company loved this, it made their phonographs sound outdated,one reason Victor won out