[78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935

[Gene Baron]

Thanks all for the information -- it seemed a little funny, even to my
not-very-technical eyes.  I would expect this sort of egregious mistake in
a little article somewhere but not in a full-length seemingly
well-researched book.  I will read the rest with a skeptical eye.

Gene
gene.baron at gmail.com


On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 11:44 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com.invalid>
wrote:

>
> 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>
> > To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 4:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935
> >
> >
> > 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>
> > To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 3:04 AM
> > Subject: [78-L] Schweitzer and Bach 1935
> > Â
> >
> > 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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