EIGHT HOURS' NON-STOP
People who aro fond of gramophone music may he pleased to know that after the war it will be pos-J S'ible for them to put. on a record that will play for eight hours with? out attention states "The Children's Newspaper." An inventor has deviseid a method Whereby sound waves can be impressed on a cellophane film» The record is in the form of an endless band 350 feet long and about an inch wide. The recording needle embosses sixty paralled sound tracks on the tape, and each circuit takes eight minutes. The reproduction is j done with a sapphire needle which never needs to be changed and does not scratch the record. Indeed < it is claimed that in purity of tone t durability and cheapness of production this system is superior to present methods. The recording apparatus is very larger than a portable radio^ —and is simple to operate so we may look forward to making our own records at home. There are obvious possibilities in a light reel of cellophane which will play as long as scores of bulky fragile wax discs. We shall be able to slip several complete programmes into our pockets.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 39, 12 January 1945, Page 8
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199EIGHT HOURS' NON-STOP Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 39, 12 January 1945, Page 8
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