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Post by maroongem on Apr 8, 2010 8:34:32 GMT -5
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Post by rocky on Apr 8, 2010 18:22:46 GMT -5
Someone actually spent $1,135 for a cylinder that "has light mold spots over two-thirds of its surface" and that the seller rated as "playable but with scratches and rubs causing noticeable surface noise, usually well played."
Rocky
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Post by maroongem on Apr 9, 2010 7:46:58 GMT -5
Someone actually spent $1,135 for a cylinder that "has light mold spots over two-thirds of its surface" and that the seller rated as "playable but with scratches and rubs causing noticeable surface noise, usually well played." Rocky I agree, Rocky. One can only wonder what this cylinder would have brought in better shape with the original box (which was different than the typical Edison box)  It is listed as a comic song by Sher Doy Wong in the 1903 catalog and is a single cylinder for the content. Some of the 46 Chinese cylinders that were offered by Edison were part of a set due to the song being too long for a 2M recording. One song had 12 cylinders in the set, and had to be purchased individually!! Not a bad marketing ploy, but a rather small audience. Too bad he didn't do this with opera like some disc companies did. I sent the listing to a friend, and hopefully she will be able to give me a rough translation of the song title. Bill |
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Post by mariof on Jul 19, 2010 7:01:32 GMT -5
Hmmmm I have an Edison Concert Cylinder that I have had for years, which I've always been certain was a Chinese song... Anyone know if there were Chinese concert cylinders?
Mario
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Post by maroongem on Jul 20, 2010 16:53:06 GMT -5
Mario,
What is the number of your concert cylinder? I know they did make a foreign series in the 5" format, but I'm not aware of any in Chinese.
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