Since records used to be cylinders, why not build a player for those rather than the more familiar flat records?
That’s precisely what Palingenesis has done, using a combination of laser-cut wood, antique parts and modern electronics to build a functioning Edison cylinder record player.
The records, known as Blue Amberols, are made from plaster and wrapped in a blue celluloid; they’re highly durable and can hold over four minutes of audio.
This isn’t the first antique audio player to be rebuilt recently, after a similar project appeared earlier this week focusing on a 1930sphonograph.
