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Phono-Phan wrote:"Incidentally you can record on old black trash cylinders ,you can shave them and then record on the new surface"
If anyone is interested, I have several candidates for this. Just cover the cost of shipping them.
PM me if interested.
Ken Brekke
What is the surface temperature required to make a black wax cylinder soft enough to shave and record, without risking damage to the blade or stylus?soundgen wrote:
Incidentally you can record on old black trash cylinders ,you can shave them and then record on the new surface
How ? put the mouldy cylinder on the mandrel and using a hair dryer heat the wax till it shaves . likewise record on the heated shaved cylinder . heating with a hair dryer softens it enough to work well , also when you have recorded and the cylinder cools down it is a hard 2 minute cylinder again and will play many times , a friend of mine puts Elvis Presley on cylinders this way !
