How Wax Cylinder Records Let a Collector Hear the Past

In the compact disc era, people who talk about spinning some old records usually mean breaking out the big vinyl LPs.

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↳ Follow-up research for: How were wax cylinder records made?. The source states: "That horn tapered down to a stylus which, in turn, carved its way into a spinning cylinder of brown metallic soap, leaving behind tiny scrap". See cited source; not independently verified. Imagine singing into a horn while a stylus cuts your voice into spinning wax. Lummis made over 450 recordings this way. pbssocal.org Follow this connection →

↳ Both discoveries explore cylinder, phonograph from different angles. Topical similarity, not proven causality. Why was the missing horn no problem for someone renovating a 1903 cylinder phonograph? audiorestored.com Follow this connection →

↳ Both discoveries explore phonograph, cylinder from different angles. Topical similarity, not proven causality. Why did a century-old phonograph play each sound twice, a fraction of a second apart? forum.antiquephono.org Follow this connection →

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How were wax cylinder records made? : Related discovery found (see Follow the thread)
How do the phonographs play them? : Still exploring
What recordings are in Khanchalian’s collection? : Still exploring

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