[78-L] Bell, Western Electric and Orthophonics

[Rodger Holtin]

Thanks, Mike.  I had suspected our beloved Orthophonic Recordings were an outgrowth of Western Electric''s vast interests, not because they loved Victor or Columbia.
The Western Electric Hawthorne plant is legendary for its vastness and variety.  I found this reference on Wicked-pedia and noted with interest the crosss-reference to Orthophonic Recording, which itself, is pretty good for Wik.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_Works


Rodger

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--- On Mon, 12/8/08, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Bell, Western Electric and Orthophonics
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 12:41 AM

Rodger Holtin wrote:
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> What was Western Electric doing making experimental electrical recordings
in the first place???
> Were they trying to improve their own stuff ....?> Rodger
>   


Western Electric was in other businesses beyond the telephone.