It was screwed on way to tight. Which meant the stylus could move up and down, but not laterally. It needs to have some slop to follow the groove. So the stylus was riding up the sides of the grooves instead of the trough, "where the sound is". #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola

Edison Amberola 30 and a box of cylinders

Music for intermissions in our (free) program of Nickelodeon screenings this Saturday (1:00-4:00), part of our Chaplin Days festival. Full schedule here: nilesfilmmuseum.org?tv=639126315...
#SilenfFilm #CharlieChaplin #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer #Amberola

In case you were curious, I’m reposting pics of the machine itself. #antiquesky #edisonphonographs #amberola