attic · wind-up, one record still on the spindle
the crank turns. the spring still has tension. there is no needle. there has not been a needle for some time. the record on the spindle has lost its label and is the colour of dark honey.
what it used to play is not played any more. what comes out of the horn now is the same low hum the room makes when no one is listening.
field-note: the horn is large enough to be heard inside. it amplifies, faithfully, an empty room.
humming · chime · echo · silence