Via SEM and historical photographs, the authors will trace the developments of record cutting from cylinders to modern day recording techniques, and its parallel stylus/groove interfacing technology. Emphasis will be placed on the physical characteristics of the groove (depth, width, fixed or variable LP, materials, burnishing, hot and cold cutting, etc.), as well as the playback technologies employed then and now. Part 1 will address the Edison-Berliner era; Part 2 will address Maxfield-Harrison-Bell Labs, and Bachman-Bauer-Goldmark technology.

Authors: Owen, Tom; Alexandrovich, George
Affiliation: Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, Performing Arts Research Center of The New York Library, New York, NY
AES Convention: 74 (October 1983) Paper Number: 2048
Publication Date: October 1, 1983
Subject: Disk Recording and Multichannel Sound

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