The loudest gramophone in the rid has come to London. It was given a trial run at the Stall Picture Theatre, and replaced the! band at the London Fair and Mai jket at the Agricultural Hall.
The instrument is called the: "Stentorphone"—after Stentor, the!)Greek herald, who had a voice like thunder—and inasmuch as the volume of sound produced equals that of an ordinary orehéetra, it may quite possibly effect a mild revolution in the average dancing hall and cinema.
A Burst or Noise.
Compressed air and a patent sound-box are the secrets of a new invention. The air is supplied by an electric motor, and when it passes through a small valve which is controlled by the gramophone needle—ordinary records and need. les are used-expands and creates!
burst of noise, which in the case of vocal selections far surpasses the original.
The stentorphone is a British production, invented by Mr. H. A. Gaydon, an engineer on the staff of Messrs. Creed & Ca., of East Croydon. Mr. Gaydon some while ago created quite a stir in the Wandsworth Common district by testing his machine in the open air, with the object of seeing how far sound would carry. On that occasion the tune played was recognized at a distance of two miles.
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