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Native American Songs With Sheet Music, Notation & Commentary

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	THE PHONOGRAPHIC METHOD	51

	Up to this point in the notations the constancy of running of the phonograph had in general been little short of marvelous. Owing to a slight accident to the instrument, which I did not at once discover, the notation of the remaining two songs within the limits of variation which I had set myself (one tenth tone) was accomplished with difficulty.¹ The details of rate are as follows, the stars in Sumyacoli referring to points so designated in the notations. Sumyacoli

	The notation of the songs was now complete, but I used the phonograph during three or four more days in a revision of a few doubtful points, and in making versions by ear of some of the songs I had not yet listened to for this ¹ An inspector from the phonograph to make a good contact, which caused an company found " top governor brush with irregularity in the speed." This had come one wire above the others, not allowing about in cleaning the phonograph, the governor brush and the governor flange