A Homemade Edison Tinfoil Phonograph

Andrew R. McNeese, Jason D. Sagers, Richard D. Lenhart, and Preston S. Wilson of The University of Texas at Austin present a homemade reproduction of Thomas Edison's tinfoil phonograph.

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  • @vintageitems9847
    @vintageitems98475 жыл бұрын

    Talks calmly and comfortably during whole video. 2:30 MaRY HAd A LiTTle LamB WhOs FLeEce WAS wHiTe As SnoW

  • @therestorationofdrwho1865

    @therestorationofdrwho1865

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully you understand why he had to yell into it. Though he definitely over did it I think 😂

  • @joerionis5902

    @joerionis5902

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@therestorationofdrwho1865 Maybe he should've said that he needed to shout into it first

  • @codeoptimizationware2803
    @codeoptimizationware28035 жыл бұрын

    Someone give those well-educated young men an A+ each! Awesomely excellent work! Amazing, man!

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    OF COURSE! :) THEY HAVE SURELY GOT AN A+! :)

  • @TheGringoLoco
    @TheGringoLoco11 жыл бұрын

    What I can't figure out is.....how in the hell did Thomas Edison KNOW that something like this would even work the way it did, 130-some years ago? Nothing like that had ever been dreamed-up prior to that. That's some SERIOUS "thinking outside the box", right there.....impressive.

  • @Spacekriek

    @Spacekriek

    7 жыл бұрын

    J.P., I fully agree with you. Today we take our technology virtually for granted and we consider the cylinder recorder as something primitive. It's almost a sad thing that it took so long for someone to come along and realize that the vibration of a needle could leave a record on a moving surface and that it could be played back again. We can speculate that the basic principle could have been applied centuries earlier, maybe as far back as the 14th or 15th century.. imagine listening now to the voice of Leonardo da Vinci, for instance.

  • @merman93

    @merman93

    5 жыл бұрын

    J. P. The issue is that children today have their curiosity numbed, by adults responding to questions with "no, you can't do that, or, that's not the way to do that" etc. When Edison was growing up, it was all new, there were no limitations on his thought, and his ideas were allowed to incubate, and develop into such great products. We need to encourage children, teens, and even adults, to forget about barriers, and align our imagination, with our creative abilities, and learned skill sets, and be leaders, not followers.

  • @DerillPlays

    @DerillPlays

    5 жыл бұрын

    Its horrifying too

  • @Crazytesseract

    @Crazytesseract

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is due to Edison's efforts, in thinking and thinking, and a bit of inspiration within from an unknown source (Paramatma, or God!). It was not accidental.

  • @yasmeenbano3999

    @yasmeenbano3999

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@merman93 people may discourage but they can never stop anyone to turn their imagination into reality.We all must keep on thinking outside the box no matter what happens. Fighting!

  • @elysisryme2735
    @elysisryme27356 жыл бұрын

    can somebody make this a meme???

  • @kachbltv8742

    @kachbltv8742

    5 жыл бұрын

    The voice is added on the video Layer...!

  • @nothingisreal6816

    @nothingisreal6816

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @nothingisreal6816

    @nothingisreal6816

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kachbltv8742 What?

  • @chickeneaterofficial2889

    @chickeneaterofficial2889

    Жыл бұрын

    youre thinking straight

  • @TheRadioAteMyTV
    @TheRadioAteMyTV5 жыл бұрын

    Seems like we never needed to move to lasers after hearing this. LOL

  • @melikekecelioglu6883
    @melikekecelioglu68834 жыл бұрын

    Actually every item, technological devices have developed based on basic physic and mathematical theories and laws. If you understand these, u understand the universe. Thank you for video 💙

  • @FarhanAmin1994
    @FarhanAmin1994 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this simple, no-nonsense, to-the-point, informative video. You guys rock!

  • @abc978abc
    @abc978abc8 жыл бұрын

    It's such a great research and thank you for your efforts and contributions. many people would recall the one hundred years ago Thomas edison first invention. great work mate ;).

  • @techguy9023
    @techguy90233 жыл бұрын

    Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village has Edison’s labs that were moved there and re-assembled. I believe there was different stylus or needles for recording and playback to not destroy the recording.

  • @Supermike6
    @Supermike64 жыл бұрын

    Brings a whole new meaning of anything that has to do with "potato."

  • @joeyzuber117
    @joeyzuber1172 жыл бұрын

    I gotta say I love it. The sound is terrible, but it must be satisfying to build it and record on it! Good job.

  • @CoolPupGaming
    @CoolPupGaming9 жыл бұрын

    2;43 nice singing Also this was amazing! you made my mum squeal!

  • @billplant23
    @billplant237 ай бұрын

    That is good work indeed. Is there any information out there on how to build a DIY reproducer?

  • @gregjpcormier550
    @gregjpcormier5509 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible

  • @weinermanmanweiner
    @weinermanmanweiner13 жыл бұрын

    wow very informative and entertaning

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    true

  • @moonrisehowler1842

    @moonrisehowler1842

    2 жыл бұрын

    true

  • @100chuckjones
    @100chuckjones7 жыл бұрын

    2:30 sounds like Crazy Steve from Drake and Josh :-)

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    what?

  • @100chuckjones

    @100chuckjones

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stephenaviaspace5056 never seen drake and josh before ? Crazy steve.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pKN4sMl7ptHKe8o.html

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@100chuckjones ?????

  • @joelh3030

    @joelh3030

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean spencer?

  • @jmedlarec4824
    @jmedlarec48244 жыл бұрын

    I think he had to scream so the speech could be heard clearly. So that’s what I think.

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's because diaphragms in devices like this are a bit stiff so they don't vibrate much. It's also because the opening of the horn is far from the diaphragm and needle (stylus) so he had to shout for the sound to reach the diaphragm while still being very clear.

  • @toonman361
    @toonman3614 жыл бұрын

    I saw another video that suggested a shorter horn to speak in so the air pressure of the voice would have less distance and volume to occupy, moving the diaphragm with more force. This would theoretically produce amore detailed audio recording. Playback would be with a large horn for more amplification and richer tones. Just a suggestion. I'm not an audiologist.

  • @DerillPlays
    @DerillPlays5 жыл бұрын

    ITS VERY COOL! YET COMPLICATED!

  • @user-bj5vm7pj6q
    @user-bj5vm7pj6q3 жыл бұрын

    n e r d s

  • @stefanleo8963
    @stefanleo89637 жыл бұрын

    Love this!

  • @charanckck
    @charanckck3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for uploading!

  • @naser_eddin_ahmad
    @naser_eddin_ahmad4 жыл бұрын

    Stunning

  • @vicentegalle9529
    @vicentegalle95297 жыл бұрын

    Very nice video!

  • @treile9
    @treile93 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, thanks!!

  • @Pink_Floyd-ll8lq
    @Pink_Floyd-ll8lq6 ай бұрын

    Swear they were being held at gunpoint to do this lmao Didn’t crack one smile not even when shouting Mary had a little lamb

  • @ConcreteBombDeep
    @ConcreteBombDeep2 ай бұрын

    Why is every homemade phonograph singing "Mary had a little lamb.." ?

  • @japanlife_with_alfredo
    @japanlife_with_alfredo5 ай бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @the_brick_bali9956
    @the_brick_bali99563 жыл бұрын

    why does this have meme potential

  • @500features

    @500features

    2 жыл бұрын

    and yet it has been 11 years

  • @ramzi235
    @ramzi23511 жыл бұрын

    amazing

  • @lakhanshahi3637
    @lakhanshahi36373 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for information.

  • @91Tribual
    @91Tribual8 жыл бұрын

    thats so cool!!!

  • @burakelibol6009
    @burakelibol600914 күн бұрын

    This video is 12 years

  • @uncled39
    @uncled39 Жыл бұрын

    Edison was a wizard.

  • @mrchops4099
    @mrchops40993 жыл бұрын

    Too cool!

  • @merman93
    @merman935 жыл бұрын

    Nice job. I'm interested in the stylus used in the diaphragm, I've seen sewing needles placed in a hollow tube, and even needles without the tube.

  • @courseychristopher_art

    @courseychristopher_art

    4 жыл бұрын

    just a neumatic analogy piece? air moves it? the needle

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@courseychristopher_art Air vibrates the diaphragm then the vibration goes to the needle which vibrates it in a unique pattern which etches the foil with the same pattern.

  • @buzzz241

    @buzzz241

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. That seems to be the heart 💜 of the whole system!

  • @emanyousef1993
    @emanyousef19936 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you but I need more details to make this invention at home with my kids.

  • @anukanisetti

    @anukanisetti

    Жыл бұрын

    It doesn't works

  • @tdgtwo850
    @tdgtwo850 Жыл бұрын

    I want one of these

  • @Dog.soldier1950
    @Dog.soldier19503 жыл бұрын

    These 2 nerds are now 2021 billionaires

  • @jackmohrhardt8448
    @jackmohrhardt84483 жыл бұрын

    "swing the arm back rewind the track and play it back"

  • @dcamron46
    @dcamron46 Жыл бұрын

    I’m interested in the energy and thermodynamics of this. Information entropy “stored”on the card, the kinetic energy of the crank and acoustic vibrations…what’s the breakdown here?!

  • @pleps5
    @pleps513 жыл бұрын

    How wonderful this work can be made it possible to explain to me how I managed to accomplish You evaluate the most beautiful

  • @KC9KEP
    @KC9KEP3 жыл бұрын

    Very cool, guys :-)

  • @Perakyeop
    @Perakyeop4 жыл бұрын

    Nice!!!

  • @starbuono3333
    @starbuono33335 жыл бұрын

    Wow !!!!

  • @Dillinify
    @Dillinify11 жыл бұрын

    Actually, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville created a machine that recorded sound onto paper in 1857

  • @PuffyRainbowCloud

    @PuffyRainbowCloud

    7 жыл бұрын

    db Yes, but there was no way to play it back. He was more interested in sound waves and if it was possible to see them.

  • @nothingisreal6816

    @nothingisreal6816

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PuffyRainbowCloud I'm sure you already know it but, in case you don't, scientists have been able to play some of the engravings back!

  • @PuffyRainbowCloud

    @PuffyRainbowCloud

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nothingisreal6816 I am aware! It’s fascinating and from a technological aspect a cool project. Of course, it’s not exactly audiophile quality. Still, I doubt he imagined that a century and a half later people would hear his voice thanks to his experiments.

  • @nothingisreal6816

    @nothingisreal6816

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PuffyRainbowCloud True, it's truly amazing how far we've come. And, as someone else said, this same principle could've been applied centuries ago. Imagine being able to hear Da Vinci's voice or original Mozart recordings

  • @ConcreteBombDeep
    @ConcreteBombDeep2 ай бұрын

    How does foil compare to wax as a recording medium?

  • @iteratedofficial
    @iteratedofficial3 жыл бұрын

    exactly what i was thinking...

  • @glitchman6395
    @glitchman63954 жыл бұрын

    wow!

  • @rajeshdeokule109
    @rajeshdeokule10913 күн бұрын

    Amazing work ❤❤❤❤❤from india

  • @muralidharan6755
    @muralidharan67554 жыл бұрын

    An invention which came to save and store voices of great people. Now we have recorded shits of saying "3+1=4.... Multiple times "

  • @burakelibol6009
    @burakelibol600914 күн бұрын

    Wow

  • @michaelthrasher1521
    @michaelthrasher15213 жыл бұрын

    what parts I do have to get or make and instructions to make one or could you make one for me

  • @courseychristopher_art
    @courseychristopher_art4 жыл бұрын

    if the speed at which the recording was made and the play back were the same then the track may sound better perhaps. slower or faster playback spinning of the mandril will effect sound quality. I love this post though and appreciate it.

  • @alfalfa2155
    @alfalfa215510 ай бұрын

    What is the reason for the groove on the mandril? (don't know if I'm spelling that right, I mean the cylinder that the tinfoil is wrapped around)

  • @michaelkern1719
    @michaelkern17194 жыл бұрын

    I’m gonna build a gnome meme version of this and give it to my friend for his birthday

  • @scottyee2479

    @scottyee2479

    10 ай бұрын

    How does it turn out ?

  • @camfg8908
    @camfg89083 жыл бұрын

    Hmm, could you possibly use some other recording material than tin? And how would that affect the process and the quality?

  • @ruutiperse9223

    @ruutiperse9223

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wax cylinders were most commonly used i think.

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ruutiperse9223 Wax cylinders are better quality I think. But wax cylinders can't be played in these devices.

  • @chadergeist
    @chadergeist Жыл бұрын

    How does a needle cut into that with that trench that is in the foil or other?

  • @calesaucer6999
    @calesaucer6999 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t forget the foil oil…

  • @ichdieLivi
    @ichdieLivi3 жыл бұрын

    I want one too

  • @1littleboy1
    @1littleboy15 жыл бұрын

    Watttt this is cooooooool😎😎

  • @user-eb7jz2mh8r
    @user-eb7jz2mh8r4 жыл бұрын

    ممكن عنوان محل مبيع الكوبيهات؟!

  • @Phono-fun
    @Phono-fun9 жыл бұрын

    Where did you get the grooved mandrel?

  • @stephenaviaspace5056
    @stephenaviaspace50563 жыл бұрын

    WOW

  • @gustavotrevizo6957
    @gustavotrevizo69574 жыл бұрын

    Can you connect a pair of earbuds...?😉 Good job !

  • @luthmarak2827
    @luthmarak28273 жыл бұрын

    Lol why you always use Mary for this kind of phonograph

  • @johnnyscharfenberger4074
    @johnnyscharfenberger40743 жыл бұрын

    Ok so I'm tryna figure out something about the tinfoil photographs, and that is why the counterweight on the other end of the rod? I can't seem to find the answer to this question anywhere on Google

  • @notthatyouasked6656

    @notthatyouasked6656

    Жыл бұрын

    It acts as both a counterweight and a flywheel to make it easier and smoother to crank the crank.

  • @eisei5347
    @eisei53472 жыл бұрын

    that's scary

  • @flapjack1266
    @flapjack12664 жыл бұрын

    How dies the needle find the groove to play back though ?

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    The diaphragm below the horn pushes the needle through the tinfoil. Then it falls whenever it sees a groove, then it stays on the spiral groove forever. forever

  • @samburch

    @samburch

    2 жыл бұрын

    The diaphragm has a weight on it to keep the needle in contact with the markings left on the tin foil. As it brushes over the foil, the markings bump the needle up which in turn inhales / exhales on the diaphragm effectively playing the noise recorded back.

  • @AvrahamYairStern
    @AvrahamYairStern6 жыл бұрын

    Is that Lee Harvey Oswald?

  • @kern5450

    @kern5450

    5 жыл бұрын

    Johnny Horton Classics this is the face Lee is making because you insulted him... www.google.com/search?hl=en&authuser=0&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS801US801&biw=414&bih=722&ei=EXNCXJ69MpCAk-4P5Oac8Ao&q=lee+oswald&gs_ssp=eJzj4tDP1TcwSS-vNGAEABAyAso&oq=lee&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.1.0.46i39i275j46i131j46i131i67j46j46i131.8066625.8067200..8068545...2.0..0.657.1097.2-2j5-1......0....1.......5..46i39j35i39j0j0i67.QuKa7lDOztM#imgrc=o2e3t-GtkhpmZM:

  • @uncled39
    @uncled39 Жыл бұрын

    What sort of foil are you using?

  • @mrOga
    @mrOga4 жыл бұрын

    Where are these engineers now?

  • @treile9

    @treile9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Making more money and making much more interesting things than many commentators here.

  • @CyndiTT88
    @CyndiTT8811 жыл бұрын

    no, that's TIN foil

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it's not wax but it's the same principle as wax cylinder recorders and playback devices.

  • @Oh-ou4lp
    @Oh-ou4lp2 жыл бұрын

    didnt get how explane better

  • @SapphireEmperor
    @SapphireEmperor Жыл бұрын

    Bro that was a old man comming out of that recording that didnt work.

  • @rweerakkody4565
    @rweerakkody456513 жыл бұрын

    I always attempted to make these babies, but theyd FAIL!!! how annoying then. but id have to have better parts. thanks for informing and posting this video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @santiagocortez9554
    @santiagocortez95544 жыл бұрын

    What is the material for the diaphragm

  • @toonman361

    @toonman361

    4 жыл бұрын

    One video I saw suggested the plastic made for off road vehicle windows. Apparently it's the right thickness and pliable. The old name for this was Eisenglass.

  • @Mikeytheparrot
    @Mikeytheparrot9 жыл бұрын

    What is the mouth piece made of? I really want to make a replica like this one but I can't understand how to make the mouth piece...

  • @RC-wm7cw

    @RC-wm7cw

    5 жыл бұрын

    I cant find anthing either...

  • @diego_9744
    @diego_97443 ай бұрын

    酷欸

  • @user-eb7jz2mh8r
    @user-eb7jz2mh8r4 жыл бұрын

    منشان شو التعقيم

  • @MrPillowStudios
    @MrPillowStudios2 жыл бұрын

    You will become a wordpress head.

  • @кефир01
    @кефир01 Жыл бұрын

    Да

  • @muslimdogan196
    @muslimdogan1962 жыл бұрын

    does it matter, if you use tin foil or aluminium foil?

  • @MarvinClarence

    @MarvinClarence

    2 жыл бұрын

    By George, it’s the same thing.

  • @notthatyouasked6656

    @notthatyouasked6656

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MarvinClarence No, it's not. Aluminum foil is much softer than real tinfoil. Unfortunately, true tinfoil is now virtually impossible to get.

  • @GiuseppeGibilmanno
    @GiuseppeGibilmanno4 жыл бұрын

    man really need to scream loud ?😂

  • @stephenaviaspace5056

    @stephenaviaspace5056

    3 жыл бұрын

    THe opening of the horn is far from the diaphragm and needle so he has to scream to make it clear even though the sound waves traveled far

  • @DerillPlays
    @DerillPlays4 жыл бұрын

    Revideo this

  • @vintageitems9847
    @vintageitems98476 жыл бұрын

    what s the oil

  • @_.Leo_.

    @_.Leo_.

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cannabis oil

  • @dannyflint5746

    @dannyflint5746

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fat from his dead mother

  • @vintageitems9847

    @vintageitems9847

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dannyflint5746 i like your idea better...

  • @PizzalaserOSC
    @PizzalaserOSC17 күн бұрын

    #analog

  • @zosimo538
    @zosimo538 Жыл бұрын

    Jesus is coming back amen po

  • @67beppedoc
    @67beppedoc6 жыл бұрын

    the new invention !! kkkkkkkkkkkkk

  • @williamchristopher1560
    @williamchristopher15605 жыл бұрын

    Too bad you didn't make the SAME recording Edison ORIGIONALLY made. Edison loved dirty jokes, hearing and telling them. This is what he ORIGIONALLY recorded.Mary had a new sheath gownit was too short by halfWho gives a damn bout Marys lamb,once you have seen her calf

  • @MarvinClarence

    @MarvinClarence

    2 жыл бұрын

    Obviously not.

  • @jonsubtil
    @jonsubtil7 жыл бұрын

    that in university???? my god, is a childrens job...!!!

  • @MewxPro

    @MewxPro

    6 жыл бұрын

    jonsubtil Like to see you make one then.

  • @codeoptimizationware2803

    @codeoptimizationware2803

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ jonsubtil: If you think that's "childrens'" work, then you are dumber than a child, a whole hell of a lot dumber.

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    @lowlightpiano7110 Жыл бұрын

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  • @tinovanderzwanphonocave544
    @tinovanderzwanphonocave544 Жыл бұрын

    yeah having worked with the real 1877-1887 deal real tinfoil phonographs this thing is a piece of crap and the playback is edited in audio because it lacks room ambient sound (so, fake!?) the machine lacks the fine-tuning a real tinfoil has, also the person recording his voice is destroying his voice on this device a well-tuned tinfoil will record a raised voice perfectly something between speaking voice and being angry at the waiter's type of voice so, no over-hard hoarse shouting involved. I recorded about a 1000 tinfoil sheets in my life in 35 years well, enough to know this machine is paramount to shit on the wall!!!

  • @fatitankeris6327

    @fatitankeris6327

    Жыл бұрын

    Room ambient sound is low amplitude sound, probably not caught anyways because the lower end isn't recorded well.

  • @uncled39
    @uncled39 Жыл бұрын

    It sounds awful

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