[Dixielandjazz] James O'Briant ~ Bolden Cylinder

[Stan Brager]

Won'erful, won'erful, Richard. You have added to our knowledge of the short-lived möbius cylinder. 

By the way, don't forget the umlaut over the "o" in möbius. If you wish you can also put an "e" after the "o" for the same effect.

Thanks;

Stan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: richard.flecknell at ntlworld.com
> [mailto:richard.flecknell at ntlworld.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 7:54 PM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] James O'Briant ~ Bolden Cylinder
> 
> 
> James ... 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 unforeseen 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.
> 
> Richard
>