Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Grooves
Egovox

Date:

c. 1932

Material:

Aluminum disc, foil label

Dimensions:

Diameter: 5½ in. (13.5 cm)

Company:

Société Remo

Location:

Paris, France

Center-start recording on an aluminum disc made with a special attachment to a standard gramophone.

Illustration from instruction sheet showing how the device is hooked up to the gramophone. The cutting stylus in the spiral spring is attached to the diaphragm. The tone arm are pulled gradually to the center of the record as the threaded rod is rotated by a toothed wheel resting on the foil label.
Front and back of instruction sheet with pictures of device attached to gramophone and a price list
Instructions for the Phonographic Recorder EGOVOX
  1. Place a special EGOVOX disc on the turntable of your phonograph.
  2. Adjust the slide (1) so that with the recorder in place, the foot (2) is outside the turntable, without touching it.
  3. Place the hole (3) of the recorder on the turntable spindle.
  4. Adjust the slide (4) so that the screw (5) is approximately parallel to the plane of the disc, and make sure that the wheel presses well on the disc.
  5. Mount the recorder needle on the diaphragm as you would an ordinary needle and leave the diaphragm at its normal inclination.
  6. Release the driver (7) from the screw (5) by lifting it and place the needle near the outer edge of the disc. Let the driver drop and it will automatically engage with the screw (5). The recorder should rest on the side of the phono opposite the diaphragm.
  7. Before starting the turntable make sure the diaphragm drive rod will not touch the recorder media during operation.
  8. Start the phonograph at medium speed, let the turntable rotate one or two times and speak, sing or play as close as possible to the phonograph horn. For voice or singing, articulate strongly and distinctly.
Our EGOVOX horn amplifier significantly increases the intensity of the recording [not in this collection—purchased separately for 12.00 ₣ ]
For reproduction only use our special needles which preserve the records while the steel ones damage them. It is recommended to sharpen the needles after each hearing, using the sharpeners contained in the box.
We only guarantee the proper functioning of our EGOVOX recorder if you use sit with EGOVOX discs and needles.
The cutting stylus