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A '''gramophone''' (also called '''phonograph''', '''record player''', or '''turntable''') is a mechanical device used for playing [[gramophone record]]s.<ref>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph Phonograph]" on Wikipedia</ref>
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A '''gramophone''' is a machine that is used to play music. [[Remus Lupin]] owned a [[Geisha]] gramophone on which he played the song [[Witchita Banana]]. At the [[Yule Ball]] preparation [[Minerva McGonagall]] and [[Argus Filch]] used a gramophone to help the students with learning the dance. It only appeared in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film]].
  
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==History==
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[[File:GramophoneNeedle.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Remus Lupin]] dropping the needle on his gramophone.]]
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[[C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd.]] was a [[Muggle]] gramophone manufacturer based in [[Sheffield]], [[England]], which operated from [[1920s|1922]] to approximately [[1930s|1931]].<ref name="gilbert">[http://www.gilbert-gramophones.co.uk/history.htm History of C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd.]</ref> [[Remus Lupin]] owned a gramophone from their [[Geisha]] line.<ref name="gilbert" /><ref name="lupingeisha">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{See image|File:GramophoneNeedle.jpg}}</ref> In [[1993]], he played his copy of ''[[Witchita Banana]]'' on this gramophone during a [[third year|third-year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lesson on [[Boggart]]s, helping put students at ease while they confronted their greatest fears.<ref name="lupingeisha" />
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In preparation for the [[Yule Ball]] in [[1994]], [[Minerva McGonagall]] gave a dance lesson to [[Gryffindor]]s, having [[Argus Filch]] play a copy of ''[[Wizard Waltz]]'' on a large, [[magic]]al gramophone.<ref name="goff">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref><ref name="hpwc">[[Harry Potter Wizard's Collection]] — ''Label Collection'' book {{see image 2|File:WizardWaltzLabel.jpg|File:WizardWaltzLabelReference.jpg}}</ref>
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One time in [[1997]], when [[Harry Potter]] knocked on the door of [[Horace Slughorn]]'s [[Horace Slughorn's office|office]], hoping to get the [[memory]] of [[Tom Riddle]] and [[Horcrux]]es from him, he heard what he was sure were the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone.<ref name="HBP21">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Chapter 21 - (''The Unknowable Room'')</ref>
   
 
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*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] ran around in the [[Forbidden Forest]] to repair a gramophone to call [[Lycantrophy]]-Lupin.
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*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] ran around in the [[Forbidden Forest]] to repair a gramophone to call [[Remus Lupin]] in [[werewolf]] form.
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*Though the terms "gramophone" and "phonograph" are used nearly interchangeably today to describe a disc-playing machine, in the past they had distinct meanings. "Phonograph" was intended to describe [[wikipedia:Thomas Edison|Thomas Edison's]] [[wikipedia:Phonograph cylinder|cylinder machine]], while [[wikipedia:Emile Berliner|Emile Berliner's]] invention using flat discs was trademarked as a "gramophone". British English tends to use "gramophone" to describe a windup disc-playing machine, while American English will use "phonograph" or "Victrola."
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*Since most modern record players operate on [[electricity]], they are presumably rendered inoperable in the presence of [[magic]], like most other electric such as [[telephone]]s and [[computer]]s. Witches and wizards presumably use mechanical windup gramophones which require no electricity to amplify sound and rotate the turntable. These play 78 RPM shellac discs and are incapable of playing slower-speed vinyl records. In real-life, Shellac 78 production largely ceased in the 1960s, being superceded by vinyl. This possibly limits the type of Muggle music available to wizards with gramophones.
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*Several gramophones were provided for filming by Howard Hope: Gramophones & Phonographs.<ref>[http://www.gramophones.uk.com/information/repairs_2.html Howard Hope's website]</ref>
   
 
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A gramophone (also called phonograph, record player, or turntable) is a mechanical device used for playing gramophone records.[1]

History

GramophoneNeedle

Remus Lupin dropping the needle on his gramophone.

C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd. was a Muggle gramophone manufacturer based in Sheffield, England, which operated from 1922 to approximately 1931.[2] Remus Lupin owned a gramophone from their Geisha line.[2][3] In 1993, he played his copy of Witchita Banana on this gramophone during a third-year Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson on Boggarts, helping put students at ease while they confronted their greatest fears.[3]

In preparation for the Yule Ball in 1994, Minerva McGonagall gave a dance lesson to Gryffindors, having Argus Filch play a copy of Wizard Waltz on a large, magical gramophone.[4][5]

One time in 1997, when Harry Potter knocked on the door of Horace Slughorn's office, hoping to get the memory of Tom Riddle and Horcruxes from him, he heard what he was sure were the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone.[6]

Behind the scenes

  • In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger ran around in the Forbidden Forest to repair a gramophone to call Remus Lupin in werewolf form.
  • Though the terms "gramophone" and "phonograph" are used nearly interchangeably today to describe a disc-playing machine, in the past they had distinct meanings. "Phonograph" was intended to describe Thomas Edison's cylinder machine, while Emile Berliner's invention using flat discs was trademarked as a "gramophone". British English tends to use "gramophone" to describe a windup disc-playing machine, while American English will use "phonograph" or "Victrola."
  • Since most modern record players operate on electricity, they are presumably rendered inoperable in the presence of magic, like most other electric such as telephones and computers. Witches and wizards presumably use mechanical windup gramophones which require no electricity to amplify sound and rotate the turntable. These play 78 RPM shellac discs and are incapable of playing slower-speed vinyl records. In real-life, Shellac 78 production largely ceased in the 1960s, being superceded by vinyl. This possibly limits the type of Muggle music available to wizards with gramophones.
  • Several gramophones were provided for filming by Howard Hope: Gramophones & Phonographs.[7]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Phonograph" on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (see this image)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter Wizard's Collection — Label Collection book (see this image and this image)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 21 - (The Unknowable Room)
  7. ↑ Howard Hope's website
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