[78-L] Record collecting

[Kristjan Saag]

The Roman Musician's Union knew all about that, but managed to keep it 
secret for another two thousand years.
Caesar Petrillus (A.D. 42): "Wax is doing a job against us".
Kristjan


On 2012-12-30 10:28, Don Cox wrote:
> It is surprising that acoustic recording was not invented much 
> earlier. The Romans or Greeks could have recorded through a horn onto 
> a wax disc, and used lost-wax casting to make a replica in bronze. The 
> tricky bit, for them, would be getting a constant speed. A 
> falling-weight drive, with the weight falling through oil or honey, 
> might work.