[78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935

[David Lennick]

Dictation cylinders still existed though. Even in the late 50s, a broken 
cylinder was a plot device in a Perry Mason episode. But no, I don't think 
Schweitzer recorded Bach on them at All Hollows.


dl

On 11/22/2014 9:49 PM, Mike Harkin wrote:
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> FWIW, Wackypedia says Columbia stopped making cylinders in 1912, and Edison introduced his flat disc in 1915, tho' he continued making cylinders for an ever-diminishing market till 1929.
> m in p
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> I think the writer has misspoke hisself.  All the recordings have Columbia flat-disc matrix numbers (CAX for volume 1 and CLX for volumes 2 and 3).   Don't think even Pathe were still recording on cylinders and dubbing to disc by 1935.I'd be surprised to hear that any company was still making cylinders; even Edison had thrown in the towel long since....
> Mike in Plovdiv
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> Hello all,
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> I have started reading 'Reinventing Bach' by Paul Elie.  It looks to be
> very interesting and well-researched, and he starts out by recounting the
> Bach recordings made in December 1935 by Albert Schweitzer at the Church of
> All Hallows in London.  He describes the recording team standing by with
> their "wax cylinder" recording equipment -- I did not know that cylinders
> were used so late in mobile recording.  Assuming he is correct about this,
> how long was it before cylnders went out of use for recording?  Thanks.
>
> Gene
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