Investigation of Filmon Endless Sound-Belt

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  • フィルモン音帯に関する調査報告
  • フィルモン オンタイ ニ カンスル チョウサ ホウコク

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Filmon endless sound-belt is a medium capable of recording for a long time.　It was developed in Japan in the latter half of the 1930s. While the recording time of a 10-inch record, which was generally the most popular type of record at the time, is about 3 minutes, it was possible to record for over 30 minutes on a Filmon endless sound-belt. Today, Filmon endless sound-belt is half forgotten for several reasons. First, it was manufactured only for a short period, from 1938 to 1940; second, a special player was necessary; and third, open-reel tapes and LP records appeared after World War II. The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo has been conducting jointinvestigation of the Filmon endless sound-belt with The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Waseda University since the fiscal year 2009. In this intermediate report, focus is placed on what types of contents were recorded on sound-belts and how many of each were manufactured as well as how many of them can be confirmed to exist today.

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