Observed arrival · 2026-09-15
Antigüedades sonoras: a working archive of old sound machines
A collector-restorer in Tenerife documents mechanical instruments and early playback devices, from music boxes and organ rolls to phonographs, gramophones, and primitive radios.
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The project combines three activities: collecting historical sound devices, restoring them with techniques associated with their original construction, and placing them before audiences through exhibitions and cultural events. Its stated range runs from late-eighteenth-century pieces to the transistor era and includes cylinders, rolls, discs, and original documentation. A small browser sound demonstration sits alongside workshop videos, while the owner’s research is being developed into a book titled Crónicas del arte sonoro.
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