thought that the
records made other companies were low quality products with
poor fidelity, and planned enter the business with a
superior record.
The Wurths' work duplicating records could not remain
exclusively this narrow field because the overall goal was a
better sounding duplicate. order for the masters improved,
the recording process also had improved. Edison insisted perfect duplicated sound,
free from distortion and surface noise. addition to
the elimination crackles, swishes and other surface noise,
Wurth, Miller, and Aylsworth devoted many hours experiments
to get more volume from the playback. 1899 the laboratory staff were successfully using
the matrices make duplicates, but the work went to
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eliminate the bugs the moulding duplicates. The West Orange
laboratory was the leading edge phonograph technology
because the layout the laboratory, and the flexible
organization, facilitated the cooperative efforts three
specialists their respective fields. was not
until 1901 that the commercial production records began.
As was customary the Edison laboratory, the successful
conclusion the experimental project was followed further
experimentation streamline the manufacture the new
product. Charles Wurth subsequently spent
much his time experimenting recording techniques and the
design recorders. The
laboratory staff executed shop order double the capacity
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