The old recording studio established by
Wangemann and others was replaced other experimental rooms Building 4
and commercial studio New York City.
The phonograph test room was established close to, within, the music room to
test machines and records. Meadowcroft wrote Edison that "the boy upstairs" found wear the
diamond tip stylus after repeated plays.
284 Edison Diamond Points, December 1918, 12.
Clarence Hayes.296 Edison told Fred Ott that "the
83
. The Recording Committee, who judged the quality and commercial
appeal new Edison recordings, probably met the music room. prepared the lists the new
Edison recordings, which were the official records used compiling record
catalogues.
Hayes had staff two three clerical assistants, usually young women (figure
143). This was the function the music room.293
283 "Functions Present Laboratory Organization," September 24, 1919 (in 1919, Thomas Edison,
Inc. 1918
this department consisted Louis Lueder and boy. the end 1918 Hayes estimated had listened 4,000 trial
records new artists well 4,000 regular releases. 1920 payroll indicates two women worked musicians the laboratory. Clarence Hayes may have been the only individual native
American descent hold position prominence the Edison laboratory: his
mother was pure-blooded Mohawk and his father half Scottish and half French. There was still need the
laboratory review recordings, arrange music and listen potential recording
artists. was then given the tasks indexing music and then reviewing
recordings. He
was also sort talent scout for new artists.294
Hayes was charge the music room.
Hayes acted liaison between the experimenters developing new recording
equipment, the recording engineers the studio and the artistic community. was staffed young men who did fairly difficult
work.
Hayes first worked for Edison about 1912 when was engaged, along with
others, sing through enormous repertoire sheet music for Edison’s
edification.
There was also female clerk the music room.
2M William Meadowcroft TAE, September 1911 (in 1911, WOL-Meadowcroft’s Reports).—Organization).296 Hayes left Edison’s employ
sometime the 1920s.continued demand from the general public for images Thomas Edison.
296 "Thomas Edison Laboratory Payroll Comparison’s [sic]," December 14,1920, D-Box Collections *
Box D10 West Orange
