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A London firm that offered, in the 1920s, to “obtain or make anything any gramophone may require.” Complete table and console models were sold at prices ranging from £14 to more than £30, and components were available separately, “made to measure.” Its president was E.M. Ginn. In the 1950s the firm was still in operation, specializing in “modern reconstructions.” [TMR #46 (1977) reprints some advertisements.]

A well-regarded British recording engineer, Eadon did important creative work for the Decca Record Company from 1970 until 1997. He was educated at Sandroyd Preparatory School (1960-1965), and Harrow School (1965-1969). In addition to working for Decca, he began Abbas Records in 1995 (in anticipation of Decca’s closure), and continues in that enterprise. The list of artists he has recorded, among many others, includes Joan Sutherland, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Adrian Boult, Georg Solti, Riccardo Chailly, Andrew Litton, Luciano Pavarotti, Cecilia Bartoli, Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, Thomas Trotter, Kiri Te Kanawa, David Zinman, and Gillian Weir. He has also recorded some genuinely notable ensembles, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, the Choir of King’s College Cambridge, the Winchester Cathedral Choir, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and the Holst Singers. He was a 1982 and 1988 Grammy finalist for best engineered recordings (classical), and won the 1991 Gramophone Magazine award for best engineered CD. In 1996, one of his recordings won the Grammy for best choral recording, and in 1999 another won the Grammy award for best instrumental soloist performance. He is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and has written articles on recording techniques for Gramophone Magazine and Studio Sound.