The Great Book of Vintage Microphones
The Great Book of Vintage Microphones
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Description
Grammy Award-winning music producer Sylvia Massy provides a visual tour through the fascinating world of vintage microphones with hundreds of original, full-color photographs.
Based on one of the largest collections in the world, this book is for the appreciation of the art, technology, and history of microphones, looking at the first 100 years since the original invention--from the 1870s through the 1970s. There are too many microphones in the world: dozens of different technologies, millions of different uses. Sylvia Massy and Chris Johnson expertly curate hundreds of microphones, from the rare and eccentric to well-known gamechangers, and provide interesting tidbits relating to their use, history, manufacture, design, and much more.
This is a visually stunning book that traces the microphone through a history that includes the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War era.
Table of Contents
1870s - A Telegraphic Revolution
1880s - The Dawn of Recording
1890s - Talking Machines
1900s - Microphones and the Wireless Era
1910s - Experimental Years
1920s - The Decade that Roared
1930s - The Radio Days
1940s - The Glory Days
1950s - The Futuristic Fifties
1960s - The Sensational Sixties
1970s - The Modern Era
Chronology and Credits
How to Buy a Microphone Museum
Thank You
Index
Product details
| Published | May 14 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781538144503 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 600 color photographs |
| Series | Music Pro Guides |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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