[78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935

[Michael Biel]

While it is obvious to us that the author was completely mistaken and
that only disc equipment was used for these recordings, wax cylinder
dictating machines were being made into the 1950s by both Edison and
Dictaphone, wax cylinders for the machines were made into the 1960s, and
Edison could still manufacture Blue Amberol cylinders into the mid 1950s
of either standard music size or dictating machine lesson size.  I have
a metal mold for one that was taken out of service in 1953.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
Date: Sat, November 22, 2014 10:18 pm
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>


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:
>
> 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
>
> From: Mike Harkin<xxm.harkin at yahoo.com.invalid>
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> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 4:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935
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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
>
> Â Â Â From: Gene Baron<gene.baron at gmail.com.invalid>
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> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 3:04 AM
> Subject: [78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935
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> Hello all,
>
> 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
> gene.baron at gmail.com
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