How the Cylinder Phonograph Works

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8 жыл бұрын

The wax cylinder was the first real commercial sound reproducer. Physicist and collector Bob Lillquist shows us an early wax cylinder machine developed by Thomas Edison (the 2 minute long cylinders with sapphire stylus). He shows us insides of the machine and gives us a basic tour of the cylinder phonograph. In our other videos see the later generation machines and more detail on wax cylinder creation.

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@stanleyong7638 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Unthinkable. The inventor is ahead of his time.

@barriwoodfork 7 жыл бұрын

This is my homework

@StephenRahrig Жыл бұрын

…this explains absolutely nothing 😅

@tommygoneau791 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Bob LLQUIST

@BrucesPhonograph 8 жыл бұрын

A better term for the "needle" on an Edison phonograph would be stylus. Needles were used with E. Berliner's disk talking machine or Gramophone.

@garcitosmarilyn1774 Жыл бұрын

It did not answer my question

@daxota_6750

When we hit the 1900s I swear technology just took off

@DaraGaming42

Victorian kids be like….”Buy my mix cylinder”

@alviratulaha8618 Жыл бұрын

And it requires no electricity!

@prawnstar9213

Well, this man must be nervous or he naturally talks so fast you’ll be lucky to catch any detail. 😅

@ZeranZeran 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, I've been trying for an hour now to find ONE VIDEO that just shows and explains it

@codyskaer8796 2 жыл бұрын

Stayed for Bob. Liked the vid for Bob. Bob blink twice if you're in danger. I don't really care about the phonograph, but we all care about you Bob. Stay safe bud.

@stevenwilson7137 5 жыл бұрын

Crazy how this paved the way for us ,

@hotwateronwool 3 жыл бұрын

I still don't understand this stuff but I can't stop watching. It's so cool!

@teammmx 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking up Florence Nightingale, heard her voice on a wax cylinder, so now I’m looking up how wax cylinders recorded and played.

@tommygoneau791 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE YOU BOB

@MarkMphonoman 5 жыл бұрын

nice clean sounding cylinder.....so hard to find these days and the reproduction cylinders never seem to reach the quality of the originals. Still, glad there are companies out there making the reproductions. Mark

@augiedoggie1820 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I was reading a Sherlock Holmes novel and they mentioned one of these. I had never heard of them and so I had to look it up. Thank you for the upload 👍 amazing stuff!