Guitarmaker: The Premier web site for luthiers, Guitar makers, string, and fretted instrument construction, repair, supplies, Guitarmaker magazine back issues. The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (A.S.I.A.) was established in 1988 to help provide a sense of community and professionalism to the field of stringed instrument making and repair.
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History of Public Address (P.A.): THE FIRST OUTSIDE BROADCAST 1915: No other known to date, from information received from the U.S.A. we learn that the first outside broadcast was undertaken by Jensen and Pridham on the 30 th December,1915
It appears that the new Civic Auditorium in San Francisco was dedicated and "Magnavox" equipment
was installed to reinforce the voice of the Speakers. Governor Hiram Johnson was supposed to be present, but was unable to attend in person due to e severe cold.
It was therefore arranged to run a special line between the Governor's home in Green Street San Francisco and the Auditorium, in order to transmit the message. Pridham was at the Governor's home with a microphone, and Jensen was at the Auditorium. Hiram Johnson sat in front of the fireplace and delivered his speech which was heard in the Auditorium some miles away.
This demonstration proved that it would henceforth be feasible to build still larger structures and halls if they were equipped with "voice amplifier's" and, also a person could successfully address large gatherings at a distant place.
This information would prove that the first outside broadcast was done for Public Address which makes our industry older than Broadcasting, for at this time no public Broadcasting had taken place ...
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