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Story of musical cylinder in Siam from the book Vajirayanvises Va Duay Tibhayasoth Va Duay Tibhayajaksu.

It is pleasant indeed that one of Thailand most important historical documents are still well kept in form of microfilm. the Book Vajirayanvises" published in the period of King Rama V "Va Duay Tibhayasoth Tibhayajaksu"is written by Prince Bhanurangsi Sawangwongse Krom Phraya Bhanubhandhuwongworadej. There are statements mentioned about a tinfoil machine and a phonograph cylinder in Siam.

" There is one instrument which was invented about 10 years ago called phonograph. This phonograph is the instrument that already imported in Siam for some time. Somebody tried to use it and found that it worked. It is electrical instrument which when one says something and it keeps that quoth forever and whenever someone wants to listen to this quoth, they can turn this instrument on , then they can listen it again. The sound that it saved is all clear.

However, we can't admit that it is a useful instrument because we can use it only one time, namely one time record and one time listen. Also it is considered as Tibhayasoth or magic hearing. Later I reckon that in USA. Mr. Edison already tried to develop the quality of this phonograph (Tinfoil machine) to have a better condition.

I'm pretty much curious about it. I have seen pictures of the new phonograph in one European newspaper that reports about this new invented phonograph and I'm really impressed with it, so it is the reason why I write this book. This new invented phonograph has not imported yet, but it actually does exist. The advantage of the new invented phonograph is it records the sound of a speaker more clearly than the old one. It's as we hear the real sound of the speaker. If one wishes to listen to the sound of the speaker, they can listen it many times as they wish.

The inventor of the phonograph has tested this instrument in USA. to Europe (England) He sent the 3"cylinder recorder to England and then a person in England can listens to the sound and words from the recorder from USA easily. Even though it is far away, it seems like hearing from the speaker right away. This new-invented shows its quality effectively and this record can be kept as long as we need and it lasts forever. The inventor of this phonograph tried to connect the phonograph with wide-ended tube like a horn and settle it in a hall in a the Grand Palace in England. When there is a grand concert , this recorder can record all the sound of musical instruments and hundred singers altogether such as musical instruments with a solo or chorus, no matter it is high-pitched or low-pitched sound and even the mistakes are recorded as well.

When this recorder sent back to New York, USA a lot of people want to listen music from the concert in England could listen to any sound of music from the concert, besides this the listeners were able to recognize the voice of the singers as they gather in the Grand Palace in England also. Someone made a suggestion that if this recorder is installed somewhere, people can hear every sound even the sound of carriage driving on the road, or the sound of animals around and this recorder can also record all the sound as well.

Due to this reason this recorder is as Tibhayasoth or a power of hearing beyond the range of human ear that ca hear well and fast as wish. This statement refers to this recorder is not exaggerated. All this instrument needs electricity to make it work. What exactly is electricity? We can explain it as an eccentricity in the air when it rains. We can see dazzling light and thunder, namely it is electricity. electricity is an element which is used in machines and instruments. According to the western scientists realized the advantage of electricity, then they tried to find ways of producing electricity in order to make use of it for the machines and instruments. This statement is only a short explanation of electricity. To make it clear is like to explain that the world is round or flat. The power that make these machines work is electric power. The word "Tibhayajaksu" has quite the same meaning as "Tibhayasoth" ,but the difference is Tibhayajaksu is defined as a power of seeing beyond the range of human eye that can see the object well and fast as wish. ( From the document about recorder in the book Vajirayanvises vol. page 406.)