Hello!
Unfortunately I have a box of shattered cylinders. They are primarily 3 minute black wax. Might be a couple of brown wax.
Is there any purpose they might serve or do they just need to go out with the trash.
I'd hate to throw them out if anyone could use them.
Thanks,
Dave
Box of shattered cylinders.
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
Hi Dave- Thanks for posting here to see if your broken cylinders are useful in any way. Pictures may help-- If you have boxes for them, then there is some value/usefulness for those. You mentioned "3 minute" cylinders-- A true three-minute record was 6" long. Most standard length cylinders were either 2 or 4 minute.
Anyway- a quick picture or two would allow folks to see if there is anything salvageable in your box.
Thanks for reaching out.
Brad Abell
Anyway- a quick picture or two would allow folks to see if there is anything salvageable in your box.
Thanks for reaching out.
Brad Abell
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
Hi Brad
First let me say I know better than my reference to the cylinders being "3 minutes" lack of proofreading on my part. sorry
They are of course 2 minute.
I'll try and attach a few pictures.
The ones on bags contain all the pieces but I don't hold out any hope of resurrection.
Thanks for the reply,
Dave
First let me say I know better than my reference to the cylinders being "3 minutes" lack of proofreading on my part. sorry
They are of course 2 minute.
I'll try and attach a few pictures.
The ones on bags contain all the pieces but I don't hold out any hope of resurrection.
Thanks for the reply,
Dave
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
If you have any that are split, equally in two, there might be a way to put them together. Any ones in more pieces are unfortunately beyond repair... The pieces are of no practical use.
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
Thanks Curt!
I was hoping they might be of some practical use to someone before I toss them.
This was the result of terrible packing, not many survived.
Thanks again,
Dave
I was hoping they might be of some practical use to someone before I toss them.
This was the result of terrible packing, not many survived.
Thanks again,
Dave
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
Thanks Curt!
I was hoping they might be of some practical use to someone before I toss them.
This was the result of terrible packing, not many survived.
Thanks again,
Dave
I was hoping they might be of some practical use to someone before I toss them.
This was the result of terrible packing, not many survived.
Thanks again,
Dave
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
i dont know if you can send cylinders in but there is a website that talks about how their company can play broken or damaged and very important cylinders with a digital lazer. i hope the link works
best regards
https://www.endpointaudio.com/endpoint-cylinder-machine the video is on the website
best regards
https://www.endpointaudio.com/endpoint-cylinder-machine the video is on the website
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
Pretty amazing.
Is that Will Oakland?
Is that Will Oakland?
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
i have no clue. ive actually trying to find this cylinder!
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Re: Box of shattered cylinders.
It’s Byron G. Harlan.