Museum of Sound Discovery
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... some words on the museum and the visit
2 minA revolutonary "talking machine"...
1 minPhysics and anatomy at the origin of the first phonographs
3 minFuelled by the game of competition, phonographs were quickly improving!
4 minLess than fifteen years between Edison’s invention and the mass production ..
4 minNipper the dog became the new symbol for the Gramophone Company.
2 min... Charles et Emile Pathé.
3 minWhy have they multiplied industrial shapes and materials?
3 minMiniaturisation of watch mechanism applied to phono
2 minBrands ventured out and carried original models that were miniaturized and gimmicky.
5 minChoose and listen
1 minPhonographs for children very stylish at the time
2 minThe messages transmitted by wireless telegraph were coded using Morse
5 minFrom the innovative to the everyday object
4 minTime radio lamps gone...
3 minThe art of playing an instrument without musician
4 minThe art of playing an instrument without musician
5 minThe Museum of Sound Discovery was founded in 1994 following a donation by Mr. Armand Nogues, a local industrialist and former mayor of the commune.
Located in an old Saint-Fargeau convent, the museum is now considered one of the richest collections of mechanical musical instruments, phonographs and radios in Europe.
From the first sound recording experiments at the end of the 19th century to the transistors of the 1960s, this visit will take you through a thematic, chronological … and unforgettably musical journey of discovery!