Cylinder Carrying Device - Please Read & Comment

[Jerry B.]

Every 4th of July I take my Edison Gem and about six cylinders wherever we celebrate. The machine is easy to carry but the cylinders are a nuisance. I was thinking of making something lightweight buy sturdy with a handle on top to carry cylinders. If it were inexpensive, in the $25 to $35 price range, would you be interested? How many cylinders should it carry? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Jerry Blais

[barnettrp21122]

Would it carry breakable wax or just blue amberols or indestructibles? In boxes or on pegs? I wonder if there's a case out there already that could be easily modified. A dozen records would be enough for an outing IMO.
Good idea!
Bob

[JohnM]

For what it's worth, I carry cylinders in an empty cooler for outdoor events (I occasionally bring 5000-series string-band records to Old-Time music festivals). I figure that the insulation and keeping the cooler in the shade helps to keep them from getting too hot. I know that's not directly related to the subject of your thread, Jerry, but I wanted to bring up the temperature concern.

[Mr. Jim]

I went to our local band instrument repair shop and got an old wood cornet case for $10, ripped out the insides, clued in fabric and cardboard tubes. It holds 15 BA cylinders comfortably.

[USlakeside]

How about modifying a cooler to keep cylinders in? (pegs in a cooler?) That sounds like a good tip for keeping them out of the heat.

[Brad]

THe cooler is good idea. Why not place/fasten Gold Moulded, or wax amberol cases inside. They will hold any cylinder and perfectly protect them. A lid can be fashioned from some rigid foam board that could fit firmly inside the cooler and lie flat on top of all the tubes.

[Jerry B.]

OK, seventy plus views and a few comments about using a cooler (which by the the way is a good idea). I'll interpret that as saying my idea is not so hot. I can live with that. Maybe I'll make one for myself and you'll all beg for another. Happy collecting, Jerry