Was rummaging around my stuff and came across this Columbia Grand cylinder box. I bought it about 25-30 years ago at a general auction and never really looked inside thinking just another cylinder shipping container. Lo and behold it has a 5 inch cylinder inside which appears in beautiful condition. Now if I only had a Columbia Grand. This has been a great month, GEM C for $25 and now this..
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Re: Columbia Cylinder
That is a pretty cylinder, Columbia was known to gently cook their wax, up until about 1898 to only 350-400 degrees, while Edison got it up to 450 as a general rule, somewhere around mid 1899 Columbia started to cook up to 475F, resulting in darker batches. It is NOt always true though that those lighter batches are at a lower temperature, it also matters how much scrap wax was added, and how many times the wax was reheated. These light cylinders indicate a molding into the early part of the batches life. I find though unfortunately, that the darker the wax is usually the quieter it is, as it has cooked long enough to burn any friable organic matter off.
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Re: Columbia Cylinder
Thanks for the info, I'm afraid I will never get the opportunity to hear it play as I have no machine. May be time for the trader. Thanks again and have a good weekend.
Bill K
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It is interesting it does say September of 1899, and the color is still light that is interesting. It would seem to me then that It was a very virgin batch of wax, I wonder what the Qnty of wax was made at a time at the Columbia facility. I have an Edison formula that is for 487 lbs of Edison comp 1046. I figure Columbia most likely made that much too.
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Re: Columbia Cylinder
Interesting. This cylinder looks like it has never been played.edisonphonoworks wrote:It is interesting it does say September of 1899, and the color is still light that is interesting. It would seem to me then that It was a very virgin batch of wax, I wonder what the Qnty of wax was made at a time at the Columbia facility. I have an Edison formula that is for 487 lbs of Edison comp 1046. I figure Columbia most likely made that much too.
Bill K
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Re: Columbia Cylinder
That looks like a wonderful record, and I really like the record slip!
I wish it were here...
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I wish it were here...
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Re: Columbia Cylinder
Nice cylinder! I have one as well I recently got in beautiful condition. If you wanna see it I can post pics. If you're wanting to part with it send me a PM, I could always use another to bolster the collection!dutchman wrote:Thanks for the info, I'm afraid I will never get the opportunity to hear it play as I have no machine. May be time for the trader. Thanks again and have a good weekend.
Bill K
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