[78-L] 78s (sort of) and Cylinders in the news

[agp]

At 13:38 16/07/2010, you wrote:

>Actually I don't know if this is the same group but I sent along an 
>article about a new recording being released on cylinders 3 or 4 
>weeks ago. At the time I asked (I think I did anyway) if they were 
>being recorded individually or mass produced, since the article 
>specified "wax cylinders".

Hmm  ... I don't recall seeing that post. I think that they are being 
individually record. The cylinders are being made by a firm called 
Poppy Records:

http://www.poppyrecords.co.uk/

Details on how they do it are here

http://www.poppyrecords.co.uk/ADM001/L000/L01.htm

The BBC news story also featured an attempt to build a cylinder 
player (as per the instructions that come with the set) out of a 
metal cone, rubber tubing, a mint tin, an a piece of beer can.

Lovely, isn't it

T