[78-L] 20" Pathe, yours for only 5 grand!

[Bertrand CHAUMELLE]

I have one 16" Pathé (Pathégraphe- Cours d'anglais C1424) with the same 
sleeve as shown on the 20" record. The speed is 100rpm and it can be 
played on any phonograph (vertical cut), they say. But why would it be 
necessary to have loudness for English lessons ?

BC
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> On 2/7/2012 9:27 AM, bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
>> These 16" Vertical Groove Pathe records were from the early 1920's, 
>> designed to play at very high speed (120 rpm) I believe, and thus 
>> create the louder sound necessary to play in dance halls, or large 
>> auditoriums. They were advertised to play only on a Pathe Concert 
>> Actuelle Phonograph. I have only seen photos of a Concert Actuelle 
>> Phonograph, but I have heard that there is actually one that exists 
>> and owned by someone in the New York area. You can also play these 
>> records on a more modern Transcription Turntable.
>>
>> Bruce
>>