[78-L] earliest recorded fon call

[simmonssomer]

This is a dim recollection but somewhere, sometime ago I heard an (acoustic) 
recording in which the protagonist was telling the operator to connect him 
to Hawaii.
As I recall, according to the lyrics, the trans-pacific circuit had just 
been opened.

Al S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hood" <thood at shaw.ca>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] earliest recorded fon call


> Hi Joe
> The first intercontinental phone call was immortalized by the song Hello
> Frisco,Hello.The first transatlantic phone call was recorded by Bell
> Telephone.Also the rehearsal the day before.I heard the recording at the
> Science Museum in London.Sorry I can't give you dates.
> Tom Hood
>
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> From: "joe at salerno.com" <jsalerno at earthlink.net>
> To: "78-l" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:36 AM
> Subject: [78-L] earliest recorded fon call
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>
>>I watched Modern Marvels about the telephone last night
>>
>> It got me to wondering, what is the earliest surviving recorded fon
>> conversation?
>>
>> I'm not talking about Mr. Cohen, I mean an unrehearsed personal fon
>> call. Was there a device for making a home recording from a fon in
>> pre-LP days?
>>
>> Was it the first transcontinental phone call?
>>
>> joe salerno
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