Our last posting must have been a bit too easy for our regulars hound contributors, but for those still biting at the bit here is the answer …. The Klingsor Gramophone was invented in Germany in 1907, and featured a group of strings stretched across the horn opening which resonated as the sound was emitted.Continue reading “Mystery Object # answer 4”
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The Hound in Malang Java
Thank you to Richard Lyttelton for sharing this fine image. ‘A friend of mine saw this in a small restaurant in Malang Java and I thought it might be of interest. The hound certainly used to get around!’
Back to school
George Lansbury, (22 February 1859 – 7 May 1940) was a British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Education for the poor was one of Lansbury’s major concerns. Lansbury paved the way for the Attlee Government to ensure provisions of the Education Act 1944 were fully implemented, with freeContinue reading “Back to school”
Mystery Object # 4
Knock Knock………. …………………………………………………….what’s inside?
I HAVE A DREAM
Dr Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech 50th anniversary Fifty years ago today Martin Luther King gave his iconic I have a dream speech at the height of the American civil rights movement. The movement worked hard to bring about equal rights for black people living in the United States and globally.Continue reading “I HAVE A DREAM”
Carnival Weekend
If you see the Hound at Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend remember to shake your maracas and holler……… Chica Chica Boom Chic! That Night In Rio (1941)
Recording Pioneers- Part 4
Trevor Lloyd Williams “The money behind the music” Name: Trevor Lloyd Williams Born: 18 July 1859, Deudraeth Castle, Penrhynd, Merionethshire, Wales Resident: London Occupation: Solicitor, The first major British investor and registered The Gramophone Company in the United Kingdom in 1898 with William Barry Owen Loves: Classical music, Law, Travelling,Continue reading “Recording Pioneers- Part 4”
Mystery Object # 3 Answer
Full points to Rob, Andy and Russell who deftly identified last weeks Mystery Object of the Week as an early Tin Foil Phonograph. Object: Modified Tin Foil Phonograph Maker Archibald H.Irvine, 1877 This is a rare hand-driven modified Edison tin foil phonograph on a heavy mahogany base with mahogany trunnions and speaker/reproducer mounts (one withContinue reading “Mystery Object # 3 Answer”
Syria Lamonte
The Hound would like to thank Mr Tony Locantro for sending these rare images of one of the first recording artists for the Gramophone Company, Miss Syria Lamonte. By Tony Locantro The Australian soprano Syria Lamonte was probably the first woman to be commercially recorded outside of the USA and history does her a greatContinue reading “Syria Lamonte”
Gaisberg’s Travels # 3
There’s no place like home… 114 years ago, 20th August 1899, Fred Gaisberg and fellow sound engineer William Sinkler Darby were on their way back to London from Madrid via Bordeaux. They came across many strange characters and had strong opinions about the local cuisine as this extract from Gaisberg’s show’s that even after theContinue reading “Gaisberg’s Travels # 3”
Sound Of The Hound 