Wax Recording Breakage

[EuropeYear1917]

OMG!! Who holds a wax cylinder like that! That is a big no-no! You don't hold or grip a wax cylinder like that at all! Ever!

[monsterluv101]

It records then(break!) oh fu.. Shit... Hahahah!!!! Funny as hell well in the beginning his hands where shaking so...

[okbridges]

Next time, I hope he holds it correctly, or if he can't do that at least hold an indestructable.

[null140]

0:31 crying disguised as laughter

[jblucio3177]

It's one of a kind no more.

[tabidabitha]

Awwww, that made me sad. Poor old guy, he was shaking like a leaf

[Epc100]

Hope he kept the pieces. These days with technology like epoxy resin, digital scaning and fiber pick-ups anything is fixable.

[EnerG15]

This BROKE my heart!!! :)

[Frenk78rpm]

It's NOT fake! look at the anchorman at 0.16!

[Kirke182]

I hope it was his and didn't borrow it from someone.

[TashkentFox]

I wonder what was on it, I guess we'll never know unless someone recorded it to tape or CD.

[CubsFanJohn]

We saw this in my History Class today. It was funny.

[FORCETHETRUTH]

Saw this years ago, it was HILARIOUS!!

[thejew2212]

ohhh f---...shit that my friends was the sound of his museum funding shattering

[SalQrazy]

haha!

[coolbluelights]

anybody got any super glue? XD

[lauris1969]

man had big stress:DDD

[Cubinoid]

History in the breaking.

[AgentAndromeda]

fu-- shit

[bertskoi]

Why was he nervously SQUEEZING the damn thing uncontrollably prior to smashing it to bits? It was fake. Also, that was not a one of a kind that was a mass produced blue edison cylinder of which there were millions, still sold today, rather cheap.

[narfboy93]

@bertskoi YEs, there are a ton of wax cylinder records, my dad has a whole bunch, the one in the video may have been a one of a kind one, like a song never recorded anywhere else or it might have been special

[KillaHug]

I am disgusted

[Sean2884]

Why?

[PaulStryper24]

i believe that "guy" was rene rondeau

[krimskrams]

i was wondering about that too, but i don't think it's him after all. this must be another collector

[chibone1]

pffffftttttt!!!! hahaha!!!!

[ToastmachineIdiot]

LOL! Nice. A black wax one.

Note how he catches himself on Fuck and says Shit!

Wow! Well, there are plenty more cylinders out there!

[1stPlaceDirector]

I understand that it could have been the only one. I'm not arguing about it. I am just making the point that some were mass produced and maybe the guy didn't know what he was talking about. Just because he is demonstrating it and thinks its the only one, doesn't mean that it is.

[westeightyone]

You argued about it the moment you wrote "Albear,yes I do know about collecting these things and it appears you don't."

Your statement inferred that Albear's point about one by one production BEFORE mass production was completely invalid.You presented yourself as an 'authority' on the basis of you owning a machine that recorded the songs into wax cylinders.There's nothing in this video to suggest that the breaking wax cylinder was not the last one.

[westeightyone]

correction: There's nothing in this video that suggests that the breaking was cylinder was not the ONLY one in existence.

[1stPlaceDirector]

Albear, yes I do know about collecting these things and it appears you don't. They had machines that used to record the songs into these, and I own one. They did have recorders and juke box type machines that would play multiple 'tubes' one after another and also cut them in volume. If you don't belive me, take a look at the Thomas A. Edison museum at his winter home in Ft. Myers, FL. They have a couple on display there.

[westeightyone]

Albear stated that wax cylinders were recorded one by one BEFORE mass production.

The wax cylinders in your possession were produced AFTER mass production.The wax recording displayed here may have been the LAST existing copy of that recording in it's original form.If it is ( or rather WAS ) the LAST copy then it is ( WAS ) also the ONLY ONE in existence.

[NGS712]

THAT IDIOT! Gee when ya see the hands shaking that's a definite sign that you shouldn't be holding it.

[sthugh]

@NGS712 What's the difference? It's all going up in smoke one day anyhow. You didn't think the earth and the human race would last forever did you?

[ojomfeihc]

poor guy

[4BORE]

The fact that it is a black wax cylinder,chances are there are more around.Black wax was mass produced If it was brown wax, that would be another story and he would be more than saying Fu#$

[1stPlaceDirector]

I collect those old devices and what he said is not true about that thing he was holding being the only one in existance, before he broke it, that is. I have some myself and they can be found around.

[CaptainBeetheart]

I think he meant it was the only one of that particular recording. It was probably a home recording.

[yorick8080]

uhhh....

are you serious?

you really thought he meant that is the only wax cylinder in the world?

[albear972]

It just may be the only one in the world, well was. Wax cylinders were recorded one by one before mass production. Since you collect them. I'm sure you are familiar with that.

[Saraculture13]

Oh no! Sheesh, what a clutz...that was history!

[torgamus2]

Oh WOW... now THATS embarrassing

[applejackmusic]

a strong argument for digitizing all your

historic sounds before they die !!!

[baseballman259]

oh shit

[phiz]

whoopsie

[EVANNNNNNNN]

omg you don't even wanna know how long i was laughing at this when i first saw it.

OMFG.

LMAO.

XDD

[GreatestOfAllTime5]

LOL!! That sucks man.

[fnzoto]

Are you done with that, then?

Yeah, I'

[horsesmouth]

LMAO

[kpeach]

Is this REAL?