Vowesta Studio
Ottawa + Gatineau

Audio Guestbook Phone

Livre d'or audio (téléphone)

A restored rotary phone that starts recording when a guest lifts the handset. It runs off a USB-C power bank, so it can sit anywhere in the room without a cord across the floor.

Measured specs

Assembled
40 x 30 x 30 cm
Weight
3 kg
Setup
10 min, 1 person
Power
None needed
We own
2 units
Replacement value
$950

Included

  • · Rotary handset with recorder
  • · Charged cULus marked USB-C power bank, good for a full evening
  • · Table card with instructions in English and French
  • · Every message delivered as its own audio file after the event

Not included

  • · A table or plinth to stand it on
  • · Audio editing or a stitched highlight reel
  • · Live playback during the event
  • · Transcription of the messages

Before you book

  • · Battery only. Nothing on this item plugs into the wall, which is exactly why we can own it rather than sub-rent it.
  • · The power bank is good for about eight hours from a full charge.
  • · Keep it away from the speakers. Anything within about 5 m of a subwoofer records mostly bass.
  • · Indoor use only. The handset is not weather sealed.
  • · We own two. On a busy Saturday that is the ceiling.

Questions people actually ask

Can we pick this up ourselves? +

Yes. It is a one person, ten minute setup, it weighs 3 kg packed, and it is one of the six items small enough to go by courier inside 16 km.

Does it need an outlet? +

No. It runs off a power bank, which is good for about eight hours from a full charge.

When do we get the recordings? +

After the event. Each message comes back as its own audio file, and we do not edit or stitch them.

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