Re: [ARSCLIST] Storage question of wax cylinders

["Prentice, Will" <Will.Prentice@xxxxx>]

Tom Fine wrote:

Back in the day, some furniture manufacturers made drawer cabinets
specifically for cylinder players. The player would live on top and the
drawers underneath contained dozens of wooden "spools" that went up the
middle of the cylinders. The cylnder grooves would be about a
finger-width
apart and not touching anything but air. Of course these were all or
mostly
made for "standard" cylinders, not Concert cylinders, for instance. And
of
course you'd need to store your cotton-lined cases elsewhere. But it
seems
like a good long-term solution. Perhaps for archival purposes, one would
seek out stainless "spools" and drawer liners since wood can absorb
moisture.

-- Tom Fine

...plus those wooden cabinets/drawers leave the cylinders hair-raisingly
sensitive to vibration. I've seen some depressing sights caused by these
things. The centre post is certainly a good idea, but with some padding
underneath, please. I think David Seubert at UCSB helped develop a
commercially made box for individual cylinders of just this type. I
don't have the details to hand, though. A great looking box as I recall.


Will


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