Shorthand playback page, N. Ardent
Single shorthand sheet folded into the recital timings book.
Heading:
Merrow Salon, west alcove practice, 14 February. Compare live timings to cylinder No. 14 only where the motor is running.
Left column:
Bar 1, machine running. Chair scrape close to horn.
Bar 16, page turn. C.R. coughs, then repeats left hand.
After bar 32, motor slowed for needle reset. Voices from west alcove while screen remains open.
Right column:
Words heard during reset, not on clean playback: sleeve before ledger.
Second line heard from same direction: keep west alcove wording until the cabinet tag is checked.
Bottom note:
Playback later repeats music and scrape. The two speech lines sit in the pause by ear only.