In honor of cylinders and those who love them

Devoted to discussion of all-acoustic record-playing machines, such as Edison cylinder players, Victrolas, Brunswick Ultonas, and the like. When the Big Blackout happens, this will be the only audio evidence of our civilization (as it is).

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Dr. Groove
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In honor of cylinders and those who love them

Post: # 3221Unread post Dr. Groove
Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:09 pm

Watching this clip, I realize the biggest problem of cylinder players: the damned horn moves!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ULRtxcMblT8&feature=related

Nice detailed look at one in operation. Excellent clip. Dog, those things were loud!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_GTrgCDt1f0&feature=related


As tragic as this one is, it just cracks me up:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3760250447374191399&q=recording+cylinder&ei=xOyQSOzID5_g4AKooODzBw
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Post: # 3222Unread post Dr. Groove
Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:16 pm

Very neat:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AOOxeqWT6b0


pretty racist:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GRzLO65PifM
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Post: # 3223Unread post Dr. Groove
Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:31 pm

Earliest known recordings. The first is a woman’s voice from 1860 made by Edouard Leon Scott in 1860. His device, a phonautograph, was only intended to graph out soundwaves. He never thought about playing them back:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=q7Gi6j4w3DY
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