[NYer]

Ping!

[samtheman]

Interesting

[o_1_2_3__]

Another chapter in the American Free Enterprise On the Cutting Edge series.

[ADemocratNoMore]

Two points - the $0.20 per hour streaming fee in today's money would be in the neighborhood of $5.00 per hour and, the Hammond Novachord predates the first Moogs by around 30 years.

There is a book called Magic Music From The Telharmonium and a video floating around YouTube by the same name. A truly remarkable Big-Iron synth!

[XEHRpa]

Here’s an interesting documentary on the Telharmonium:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPlbXl81Rs0

[Rebelbase]

Evolution of music entertainment. DJ*s in 1906 and 2015

[To Hell With Poverty]

Ping-This is really cool!

[Prov1322]

Since Moog is brought up...

The 40 Year Friendship: Bob Moog and David VanKoevering

We have the absolute joy of getting to know the Van Koevering's in recent years.

[Squawk 8888]

And here I thought the theramin was the first electronic instrument.

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[norton]

Interesting.
I've read that Edison had considered the telephone as a means of transmitting music while the gramophone was thought of as a means of sending messages/correspondence to others (by mail).