ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, hiː ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt ðə ɡɹˈæməfˌoʊn kˈʌmpəni, hˌuːz bɜːlˈɪnɚ ɡɹˈæməfˌoʊnz wɜː mˌeɪd wɪð bɹˈæs hˈɔːɹnz, æt ðɛɹ mˈeɪdən lˈeɪn ˈɑːfɪs ɪn lˈʌndən, tˈeɪkɪŋ wɪð hˌɪm ðə fˈoʊɾoʊ ʌv hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈiːs.
In May 1899, he approached the Gramophone Company, whose Berliner gramophones were made with brass horns, at their Maiden Lane office in London, taking with him the photo of his original piece.