In a message dated 3/30/2008 3:10:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, edisone1 at verizon.net writes: I found this information at http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/ It's at the bottom of the page. You can actually listen to the recording Edison made with the phonautograph. ============ _http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/1878-Edison-MERR.mp3_ (http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/1878-Edison-MERR.mp3) But who managed to extract the sound from this phonautographic tracing at the ENHS? Was it done at the Site (prior to Scott/Paris)? And what was the actual date in 1878 for the MERR? Allen **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)