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Post by tarheeltinkerer on Feb 24, 2009 11:36:57 GMT -5
Nooo! I bid on a recording of the Manhattan Beach March, and instead I got what sounds like a very young girl...several in fact, singing badly. It is so high pitched I have trouble understanding what they say. What do I do with this thing now? I wanted something nice to listen to, and now I have a poor home recording. At least the tube it came in is really nice, haha.
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Post by matty on Feb 24, 2009 12:27:31 GMT -5
I guess that's the problem with brown wax cylinders not having the title on the end.
I had a similar situation where I bid on what was listed as 2 early Edison cylinders, but they turned out to be french Pathes.
If it were me, I wouldn't mind too much- depending what it cost. If I see home recordings at a reasonable price I'll buy them. I find them an interesting part of phono history, and they are unique. If I get any that are a little moldy or badly recorded, I shave them & re-record on them, so they're never wasted.
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Post by maroongem on Feb 24, 2009 17:57:52 GMT -5
What do I do with this thing now? I suppose you could always shave it and either resell it or record on it. Bill |
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Post by tarheeltinkerer on Feb 24, 2009 22:28:13 GMT -5
I guess that's the problem with brown wax cylinders not having the title on the end. I had a similar situation where I bid on what was listed as 2 early Edison cylinders, but they turned out to be french Pathes. If it were me, I wouldn't mind too much- depending what it cost. If I see home recordings at a reasonable price I'll buy them. I find them an interesting part of phono history, and they are unique. If I get any that are a little moldy or badly recorded, I shave them & re-record on them, so they're never wasted. No, this is a black Gold Mold cylinder. What is sad is that the box lid matches the cylinder markings...but yet it's been recorded over. Well, I'll hold on to it as an oddity...maybe one day I can figure out what exactly these girls are singing, haha. |
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Post by matty on Feb 24, 2009 22:49:56 GMT -5
That's a shame. If you've got a 4 minute sapphire, I'd try it just in case it was recorded with a 4 minute recorder.
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Post by maroongem on Feb 25, 2009 16:08:34 GMT -5
That's interesting that they recorded over a previous recording. Does the cylinder appear to have been shaved prior to the new recording?
The GMs were a harder composition than the earlier brown & black wax that Edison offered. Must not have been a family favorite!
Bill
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Post by tarheeltinkerer on Feb 26, 2009 9:15:12 GMT -5
The cylinder was shaved flat, and the new person recording it recorded it so far to the beveled edge that I can't play it that far on my Standard B.
I can hear the name of the girl singing at the very beginning, and you can hear singing...I just can't make out the words. I don't think it was recorded with a four minute stylus, but perhaps I am mistaken.
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borrilabs
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"The Crazy ""Misguided Hobbiest"" who dared to make authentic cylinder records with spiral cores.
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Post by borrilabs on Oct 22, 2012 11:44:56 GMT -5
They probably used lamp oil it will wipe a Gold Molded clean of the recording. I have several Gold Moulded cylinders where people had recorded on the very end after the song was finished. Home recordings should be saved as these are ethnography even if American English, as each section of the country has a slightly different character. I am just not for shaving anything off, as these are unique and of more historical significance than the moulded recod it originally contained.
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