[78-L] Lyric/Lyraphone and Lyrophon/Lyrophone aredifferent companies

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Philip Carli" <Philip_Carli at pittsford.monroe.edu>
> There may be a slight European connection; the groove shape and close 
> groove pitch of the Lyric verticals are very similar to those of 
> British-made Marathon records, which used a V-shaped groove developed by 
> Percy Packburn and which played for 5-7 minutes a side depending on disc 
> size.  The National Gramophone Company, which made Marathons, went out of 
> business shortly before Lyraphone started making discs; it is possible 
> Lyraphone acquired patents and technical advice from Britain.
>
> Also, the Lyric orchestrals and operatics were conducted by J. Louis von 
> der Mehden, formerly of U-S Phonograph, and according to his diaries they 
> used quite a large ensemble of over forty players.
>
Marathon records were pressed by Emerson; IIRC they used a finer groove
pitch so that individual songs could be played in three minutes !!

Steven C. Barr