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The Telharmonium (also known as the Dynamophone [1]) was an early electrical organ, developed by Thaddeus Cahill c. 1896 and patented in 1897. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The electrical signal from the Telharmonium was transmitted over wires; it was heard on the receiving end by means of " horn " speakers.
Cahill had tremendous ambitions for his invention; he wanted telharmonium music to be broadcast into hotels, restaurants, theaters, and even houses via the telephone line. [3] At a starting weight of 7 tons (and up to 200 tons) and a price tag of $200,000 (approx. $5,514,000 today), only three telharmoniums were ever built, and Cahill's vision ...
Thaddeus Cahill's gargantuan and controversial instrument, the Telharmonium, which began piping music to New York City establishments over the telephone system in 1897, predated the advent of electronics, yet was the first instrument to demonstrate the use of the combination of many different pure electrical waveforms to synthesize real-world ...
Artisan Classic Organ Inc. (dba Classic Organ Works) – Markham, Ontario; The Classic Organ Company Ltd. – Markham, Ontario; Hallman Organ Co. – Kitchener, Ontario
A tonewheel or tone wheel is a simple electromechanical apparatus used for generating electric musical notes in electromechanical organ instruments such as the Hammond organ and in telephony to generate audible signals such as ringing tone. It was developed by Thaddeus Cahill for the telharmonium c. 1896 and patented in 1897. [1]
Immediate source: The ‘Telharmonium’ or ‘Dynamophone’ Thaddeus Cahill, USA 1897. 120 Years of Electronic Music (120years.net). Date: 1907 (original file) Source: This file was derived from: Telharmonium - Scientific American 1907.png: Author: Telharmonium - Scientific American 1907.png: Unknown author; derivative work: Clusternote
Microsoft Musical Instruments is a 1992 educational software for Windows 3.1 which is an interactive encyclopedia of musical instruments. It contains 203 musical instruments from around the world, including pictures and audio samples of every instrument. [1] [2] Instruments are categorized by type, region, and are also shown in alphabetical ...
A number of instruments have been invented, designed, and made, that make sound from matter in its liquid state. This class of instruments is called hydraulophones . Hydraulophones use an incompressible fluid, such as water, as the initial sound-producing medium, and they may also use the hydraulic fluid as a user-interface.