Crit Notes:

- refine idea and develop further
- has to go beyond just recording sound
- can it be looped?
- components can be pulled apart
- inscribe sound onto the wall
- level of craft necessary fro the sake of precision
- phonograph is constantly recording and playing back
- could you record and play wall surfaces?


Troubleshooting/Precision

I have reconstructed some of my phonograph in the hopes of recording the human voice. In order to get it to function at a much higher quality I reconstructed the horn out of metal flashing and reinforced the tuna can and needle with extra support. The cylinder was also reworked by adding to new ends to the piece of plumbing tube in order to make sure both sides were both moving in perfect unison. Lastly the supports for the threaded rod that spins the cylinder were fastened more securely to the stand. In doing these upgrades I was hoping that the phonograph would perform at a higher quality. However unfortunately I was still unable to record the human voice but I am able to amplify and pick up textures on surfaces using the phonograph, which in itself is very interesting to me, and I hope to incorporate this phenomenon into my installation.