Edison staged thousands of Tone Tests between 1915 and 1925 in an attempt to convince an eager and inquisitive public that "it was actually impossible to distinguish the singer's living voice from its re-creation in the [Edison] instrument". Seen in a publicity photograph for Edison's Tone Tests is Frieda Hempel, one of the Company's "star" recording artists. A special feature begins on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• Panorama des Cylindres et premiers Disques Pathé chantes et parles (1898-1910) (reviewed) by Sven Traunfelder
• New Museum Exhibits Heritage of Sound Recording: Musee des ondes Emile Berliner by Nicole Cloutier
• Rare Live Opera Performances on Record by Gary Galo
• New Old Name in Town: Emil Berliner Strasse

At a recent CAPS meeting a number of members exhibited several rare "Talking Machines". Presented in chronological order, an appreciative audience was able to follow the corresponding improvements in sound quality from the earliest to the latest models on show. Beginning on page 3 is a "profile" of the eight rare and interesting phonographs, graphophones and gramophones that delighted one of the largest CAPS gatherings in recent memory.

Also in this issue:

• Columbia Supplement Gleanings: "trench" records by Claude Seary
• CAPS - In Review 1995-96 by Mike Bryan
• CAPS Secretary-Treasurer's Report 1995-96 and CAPS Web Site by Bill Pratt
• In Memoriam: Jim Hadfield by John Black and William Robyn by Tim Brooks

In his own unassuming way, Ed Moogk managed to quietly link up Canadian collectors interested in early recorded sound and give them, through his radio broadcasts, his writings, and his personal encouragement, a focus to their individual activities. Certainly in Canada his influence has been greater than that of any other single individual. Beginning on page 3, CAPS founding member Paul Dodington shares personal reminiscences about "The Grand Old Man of Canadian Recorded Sound".

Also in this issue:

• Chapters in the Oral History of the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society
  Founding Member Profile: Paul Dodington

This issue of Antique Phonograph News is the last in this 25th Anniversary Year of the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society. There is a common theme running through most of its pages. It helps focus on what has been accomplished and - more importantly - what needs to be accomplished in our individual and collective efforts (as members of CAPS) to preserve a rich legacy from the early years of sound recording and sound reproduction.

Also in this issue:

• Thomas Alva Edison
• Columbia Supplement Gleanings (5) by Claude Seary
• Canada's Audio-Visual Legacy is Fading Away by Barry R. Ashpole

There have been many notable, even unique, contributions made by Canada and Canadians to the field which has concerned itself with the preservation of sound. R. Dale McIntosh presents "A Short History of the First 100 Years of Recorded Sound in Canada". While it covers familiar ground, it also offers an important historical perspective on the development and growth of an industry which so preoccupies us as collectors of phonographs, phonograph records and the related paraphernalia and ephemera.

Also in this issue:

• The Berliner Gram-O-Phone Company of Canada by Mark Caruana
• National Anthems on Record - Armenia to Zaire! by John E. Rutherford

Cylinder records have been the focus of a great deal of research in recent years. This was the subject of a special session at the 1993 conference of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). Anna-Maria Manuel reviews three of the papers presented and recently published.

Also in this issue:

• Disposing of a Record Collection by Barry R. Ashpole
• Columbia Supplement Gleanings by Claude Seary
• Record Values: a Commentary by Tom Hawthorn