A stereo recording of an old style telephone. This is a genuine Bell System Ringer Model 687A (8/70) made by Western Electric. It's a tan box about 15x13x6 cm. It was usually placed in a warehouse or far from the main phone so people would know they had a call. Recorded with a Sony ECM-99 Stereo Microphone from about 2 feet away to a SonyMD recorder. There may be a little room noise with amplification.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
0:12.167
File size
2.0 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
18 years, 5 months ago
super
18 years, 6 months ago
Reminds me of the phone ringing sound in the movie "The Matrix". I wonder if the sound of the phone ringing that you hear in the handset also exists. That particular sound has not been heard for a long time. When I was a kid in the 70s, there was a joke line I used to call that had that sound. Thank you sharing this wonderful sample.
18 years, 6 months ago
Absolutely LOVE this sound. I'm familiar with it too, as I have a BUNCH of old ROTARY Bell System phones I've collected.
18 years, 7 months ago
This is exactly what ive been looking for. 10 out of 10
18 years, 7 months ago
I want my friends to call me every minut with this sound!
Amazing, thanks
