cylinders (sound recordings)

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Sound recordings invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. They were the earliest form of phonograph record, and were marketed commercially. Sound would be funnelled through a horn and against a diaphragm, which would vibrate. The resulting vibrations were transmitted to a stylus, which followed a helical path along a surface, usually wax, which coated a rotating cylinder. The resulting cylinder could be played by a cylinder phonograph.
cylinders
Accepted term: 06-May-2024