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    1. Downloading the music our ancestors heard
    2. For those who are interested in downloading the music our ancestors listened to, here is some more info from Dick Eastman. " can't figure out how to download the songs. For instance, in the search box, type Hiawatha, and that brings up 5 choices. On the Help page, it says "To download the file, right click on the button" But *what* button? There's no button that I see, and I even tried it in IE in case it was not Firefox friendly. Posted by: KathrynBassett | November 27, 2005 at 10:59 PM First of all, keep in mind one sentence that I wrote: "More cylinders are being added as they are cataloged and digitized." Not all of the songs are online yet although they will be by the time the project ends. In your example, search for "Hiawatha" and find the five examples that you mentioned. Next, click on #1 (click on the blue number). You will see: Title: (A) Hiawatha Performer: Sodero's Band. Issue Number/Label: 4158: Edison Blue Amberol Year of Release: [1921] You will notice that there is no MP3 file. This recoding is not yet available online. Now back up one screen and click on #2 on the list (click on the number #2). You will see: Title: Hiawatha Performer: Edison Grand Concert Band [i.e. Edison Concert Band]. Issue Number/Label: 8347: Edison Gold Moulded Record Year of Release: [between 1904 and 1908] You will also see that this one shows links to download your choice of an MP3 file or an unedited WAV file. Right click on the version of your choice. You will be able to download or play the song."

    11/30/2005 07:04:35