Rob, Paul Morris makes concert cylinders and blanks in wax, his e-mail address is [email protected] I got this info from the back of the Concert cylinder book by George and Ron, it shows some of his process in the book. If this e-mail does not work contact me and I will research and find you a current one, my book is dated 11-28-04.
Steve > >Hello > >Is anyone making repro Concert cylinders (or blanks for home recording). Or >has anyone tried to do this? I had 3 concert cylinders now I have 2 & 1 >broken, so for demo purposes I thought maybe having one doesn't make one >too >depressed when it breaks. > >thx > >Rob > > >On 2/12/06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >From a Physicists viewpoint, the increased surface speed of the larger > > diameter cylinder allows for more information to be recorded over a > > longer groove > > distance. The highs and harmonics which are the shortest wavelengths >may > > be > > too close together to be distinct on the smaller standard cylinders. >The > > amount of sound energy contained on the surface of the larger Concert > > cylinders > > is also theoretically greater. However, in practicality, the gain for > > the > > cost in production was not justified. Had the Concert cylinders been > > electrically recorded THEN you would have had something > > astounding. Having heard an > > electrically recorded 5" cylinder using a Model D reproducer I can >attest > > to > > the greater range of sound frequencies produced. > > > > Best wishes to everyone, > > > > Al > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > Phono-L Archive > > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
