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New voices, old technology: bringing wax cylinders back

The NFSA and the Stiff Gins break new ground by recording contemporary music on 19th century wax cylinder technology.
Two women sing into a large brass horn

The Stiff Gins: Kaleena Briggs and Nardi Simpson record on the Edison Standard D model phonograph

In early 2013 the Indigenous musical duo Stiff Gins (Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs) approached the NFSA’s Senior Curator of Indigenous Collections, Peter White, asking about the possibility of recording a wax cylinder. Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs had come across the cylinder recordings made by Tasmanian Aboriginal woman Fanny Cochrane Smith in the early years of last century and they were intrigued by the idea of making such a recording as part of the developmental work for a new show.

Now, all NFSA technicians had to do was learn how to make it all work. There is no handbook for this 19th century technology. The NFSA archives equipment as well as recordings, and after some research it was decided that we could use one of our Edison Standard D model phonographs as a recording machine. This machine dates from around 1908, has a clockwork spring-powered motor and was fitted with a reproducer head that could play back both 2- and 4-minute cylinders. However, a recorder head instead of the reproducer was required and there were none in the collection. Luckily, a 2-minute version was found from a supplier in the US and blank cylinders were sourced from Paul Morris in the UK.

Audio technician Gerry O’Neill with Edison Standard D model phonograph

Then the equipment was set up in the recording studio for some testing. Recording on such equipment is a purely mechanical process, with no electricity involved. The performer sings or plays down a metal horn and the energy of that sound is concentrated onto a thin circular mica disc in the recorder head. The vibrations of the disc move a thin glass rod which cuts the spiral groove in the cylinder.

We tried out two different conical horns and decided that the longer (120cm) produced better sounding recording that the shorter (100cm) one. The distance of the performer from the horn is also critical and we found that the performer has to be able to hear a reverberant echo coming back out of the horn for there to be enough mechanical energy to cut the groove.

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“This is the climate control panel for your vehicle.

The AUTO mode may be used all year round. The system automatically regulates and maintains fan speed, airflow and temperature in the cabin. To turn the system ON, press the AUTO button. The indicator light turns ON when the system is activated.

Pressing the DEFROST button or changing the fan speed or airflow mode turns off the AUTO function and switches the system to manual control. To reactivate automatic control, press the AUTO button.

To turn the entire climate control system OFF, press the OFF button.

Your vehicle has separate temperature control buttons for the driver and front seat passenger. Press the button with the blue down arrow to set a lower temperature or the button with the red up arrow to set a warmer temperature.

If you want to adjust the passenger side temperature independently from the driver’s side, press the DUAL button or press the passenger’s side temperature control buttons up or down. The DUAL control indicator and the passenger’s side temperature will be displayed on the monitor.

If the DUAL mode is not active, the driver’s temperature control buttons set the temperature for both the driver and passenger. To switch back to driver control when the DUAL mode is active, press the DUAL button again.

Press the air flow control button repeatedly to cycle through these four air flow choices:

● Air will flow from center and side vents.
● Air will flow from center, side and foot outlets.
● Air will flow mainly from foot outlets.
● Air will flow from the defroster and foot outlets. The selected air flow mode is displayed on the monitor.
To manually turn the air conditioning ON or OFF, press the CLIMATE button and then touch the A/C key on the screen.

Intake air control is automatically regulated in AUTO mode. Press the intake air control button to manually alternate between recirculating inside air and drawing outside air into the cabin. The indicator light on the button will illuminate when the recirculating mode is active.

The air recirculation mode increases air conditioning efficiency and helps block outside odors from entering the cabin.

To return to automatic control of the air intake mode, press and hold the air intake control button for approximately 2 seconds until the indicator light flashes twice.

Use the fan speed control buttons to adjust the fan speed. Press this button to increase fan speed. Press this button to decrease fan speed. When you manually change fan speeds, it turns off the automatic climate control mode. To return to automatic climate control, press the AUTO button.

To defrost or defog the front and side windows, press the DEFROST switch. The indicator light will illuminate. Airflow will be directed to the front and side windows.

In the DEFROST mode, the Air Conditioner activates automatically at temperatures above 36 degrees and the air recirculation mode automatically turns off, allowing outside air to be drawn into the passenger compartment to improve the defogging and deicing performance. For windshield deicing, the temperature and fan speed should be at the highest settings.

To defrost or defog the rear window and the outside mirrors, push the REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER switch. The indicator light will illuminate. After defrosting, push the switch again to turn OFF. If not turned OFF manually, this feature will automatically deactivate after a period of time.

There is a temperature sensor located on top of the dashboard near the windshield that helps regulate the automatic climate control settings. Keep this area clear of papers and other materials.

Please see your Owner’s Manual for important safety information, system limitations and additional operating information.
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