Danse Macabre - Pathe Military Band -14" American Pathe Record - 1916 - Solophone Phonograph

[@uhza]

It’s always a special treat to hear a record that is larger than 12 inches. This song reminds me of Halloween.

[@20thcenturyAV]

You are not kidding about the sound quality! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@TomokoAbe_]

I have a lot of 78 records--some of them huge like 14 inches. The sounds are simply delicious. I love this recording you have!

[@victrolaman]

What Company made your 14" records ? I am curious. You just don't find many of them out there. I am talking acoustically made 14" records made prior to 1925.

[@uhza]

Some of these records are also called 35 centimeter “cm”, I am sentimental for centimeters.

[@poisonedbasin89]

wish these huge records werent so rare, its always cool to see them

[@noshirm6285]

Simply amazing sound! 👏🏻

[@Bowlerbob]

very cool! i didnt know 14 inch records existed

[@newambassador376]

Very interesting have you seen the 20 inch ones there massive

[@Phono-fun]

Do you know if Solophone was a subsidiary of Pathe'? Or were they their own company?

[@victrolaman]

They were their own Company. This is probably the only know surviving Example of a Solophone Phonograph, in existence. However, when the Company folded, it appears that their remaining inventory was purchased by Pathe. they replaced the Solophone name plates with new name plates, and called the former Solophone model 125, The Pathe-Solophone Model. I also own the only know surviving example of a Pathe-Solophone model phonograph. You can see that playing on my KZbin channel as as well. You can see that model in the Collectors guide "Pathe Records and Phonographs in America, 1914-1922" 2nd Edition on page 117B.

[@VintagePassion2]

Interesting that it is played in the key of E minor instead of the original G minor

[@darkworlddenizen]

Probably the speed of the player altering the pitch.

[@VintagePassion2]

@@darkworlddenizen You mean it should be played faster than 78 rpm? Like 90 rpm or so?

[@darkworlddenizen]

@@VintagePassion2 I can't imagine a machine from that period being as accurate with it's play speed as a more modern turn table is. So it's probably just a bit slower than it's suppose to be.

[@victrolaman]

these are 80RPM Records. @@darkworlddenizen