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Today I discovered this video while searching on YouTube....Since I only have handful of cylinders and no cylinder phonographs, I don't have much experiences about these machines. But I'm sure this is not an ideal playing condition anyway.


[youtubehq]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEBvE5p2hGo[/youtubehq]

Is there someone who can tell me/the person who posted this video why this is wrong?

1. Should be wearing 'Red Hand Kind' gloves and needs practice handling cylinders
2. Uneccessary to have the carriage flopped over backwards
3. Should start machine, allow to get to speed, then lower stylus
4. Too much drag on carriage at first due to excessive force/weight of horn and manual support technique
5. Sounds just a little fast
6. Constant looking at camera
7. Fashion victim

Wow. Moral of the story...dont give a manuscripts librarian an Edison home & 141 wax cylinders to play with!
I dont suppose she did any permanent damage to the machine or record by screwing the horn onto the reproducer while the stylus was lowered on the cylinder, but I have to wonder why she even bothered wearing the (one) white glove if she's going to treat the machine & record like this. Perhaps she was scared she'd break a nail. The description is a little frightening too, saying the heavy horn was held by hand or by a frame. Is it too much to expect that someone who actually works in a library & has access to a billion books, would do a little research before embarressing themselves on youtube?

Shane, you're so right - why would they post this video? You'd think they'd try to get it right before putting this up for the world to see...

Well, in response to my comment, they say they're going to find a crane or a smaller horn....... this was just a first-time tryout, apparently.

JohnM wrote:1. Should be wearing 'Red Hand Kind' gloves and needs practice handling cylinders
2. Uneccessary to have the carriage flopped over backwards
3. Should start machine, allow to get to speed, then lower stylus
4. Too much drag on carriage at first due to excessive force/weight of horn and manual support technique
5. Sounds just a little fast
6. Constant looking at camera
7. Fashion victim

What are "red hand kind" gloves? I've not heard of them.

What are the best gloves for handling cylinders, gold wash parts etcetera to avoid damage from oily hands and where can I get them?

Thanks

I guess he was referring to the Edison Records Ad Question thread.


The phonograph is likely to forgive the shown mistreatment, but the way she holds and handles the wax cylinder gives me the goosebumps! Reminds me pretty much of that man who is talking himself into absurdity the same way he holds (and then breaks) an Edison flat top GM cylinder:

[youtubehq]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdmlE5j7OM[/youtubehq]

I saw that video a few years ago. I always laugh at it. Thanks for posting it again.
Harvey Kravitz