LittleNipper
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Below is a 1927 Victor Orthophonic (Electric) Victrola. The motor running the turntable is electric (a wind-up was still available); however, while the record was recorded electrically by microphone (one take), playback was still acoustic (mechanical). BUT the horn was sealed from the soundbox (pickup) out to the opening and was folded upon itself to amplify the sound and bring out the base tones. Recorded here is the Charleston by the great band conductor of the period Paul Whitman. The cabinet style is William and Mary Revival --- a (traditional) style popular at that time along with the "modern" Art Deco.
My foster father was one of the 2 pianists on this.
If you've never watched the movie It's a Wonderful Life, please do. I suspect that George and Mary are about to take the plunge into the high school's new gym pool everytime I hear that Charleston played. They took the cup even though it was a former OUR GANG MEMBER who unlocks the floor mechanism exposing the pool!!!