German Phono Museum, Sound recording museum in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, Germany.
The German Phono Museum is a collection of record players, phonographs, and sound devices from different periods of recording technology. The objects show how this technology developed from early mechanical devices to modern electrical systems.
The museum opened on 15 July 2011 in the former Brigau department store in Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald. It grew out of the town's phono industry, whose local firms Dual and Perpetuum-Ebner (PE) made record players. In 2015 it counted about 5,000 visitors.
The exhibition shows how sound equipment was made in this Black Forest town and what role it played in people's daily lives. Visitors can see how closely the development of these devices was connected to the region's craftsmanship traditions.
The museum occupies the former Brigau department store and is open Tuesday to Sunday; group guided tours can be arranged in advance by appointment. The two upper-floor sections on St. Georgen's clock industry and its supplier firms are easy to miss, so allow time for them after the ground-floor phono exhibits.
The collection includes Dual brand devices that were manufactured in this town and became known worldwide. Visitors can see how local craftspeople perfected and exported this technology.
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