[78-L] train horn

[Malcolm]

Hi Joe, et al -
I've had a chance to do a bit of digging...

There is one earlier SPC train whistle recording earlier than the 
passing passenger train I previously mentioned. It's mx. GE 14013, rec. 
Richmond 07/06/28, shown as a test, and was not issued.
The first mention of a train horn is on GeSE 1034 A/B, rec. Richmond, 
Sept 25, 1931. There was a block of train recordings made at sessions 
between 09/03/31 and 09/17/31, some of which have bells, whistles, horns 
and the like, but none of those were listed as having been issued.
With that said, the fledgling Richmond studio supposedly began 
experimental recordings around 1916 and the Starr Piano Company (SPC) 
did build a "portable" acoustic recording rig (undated) but all known 
released Sound Effect issues were electrically recorded.
With that said, it is entirely possible there were earlier sound effects 
recorded but they do not show up in the ledgers. No recordings, sound 
effects or otherwise, which may have been made at Richmond prior to 1921 
have been verified.

Best,
Malcolm

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On 9/20/2015 1:06 AM, Joe Salerno wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who has responded. I was just curious, but seeing the
> date posted by Malcolm, I am surprised that there is not anything
> earlier than '28. I was assuming that something acoustic was out there
> hiding somewhere...probably behind the truth.
>
> Joe Salerno
>
> On 9/19/2015 12:09 PM, GAVIN WHITELAW wrote:
>> Whistle rather than horn? There was an early test sound film done pre 1928.
>>    Gavin R Whitelaw
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>>        On Saturday, 19 September 2015, 17:43, Malcolm <malcolm at 78data.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Jan. 13, 1928, in the Richmond ledgers, was the first Gennett recording
>> I could find of a passenger train going by. Don't know about the horn,
>> though. If i dig more extensively I may find something earlier.
>> Malcolm
>>
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>>
>> On 9/8/2015 2:58 AM, Joe Salerno wrote:
>>> I was just wondering what would be the earliest made recording of a
>>> train horn. Any clues?
>>>
>>> Thx,
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