[Dixielandjazz] James O'Briant ~ Bolden Cylinder

[Bill Haesler]

<richard.flecknell at ntlworld.com> <richard.flecknell at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>  ... usually a Cylinder does have one playable surface. However, at  
> the very time Bolden was playing a sound engineer, Ivor Haddam, was  
> pioneering  his ~ the Piltdown type. It was fashioned by hand from  
> stiff card (later in 20s used for cheap discs) rolled and stitched  
> along the seam. The seam was an unforseen problem and the humidity  
> would take its toll, eventually buckling the cylinder. Haddam was  
> tragically killed crossing Canal Street ~ he had luckily avoided a  
> tram car but was trampled over by a Papa Laine's Brass Band. His  
> last project, The Mobius type cylinder, died with him.

Dear Richard,
Incredible!
Was Papa Laine's Brass Band playing in a gig to avoid the police?
Kind regards,
Bill (who really should be working on proper research).