Project IRENE Using optical scanning to digitize ethnographic field recordings on wax cylinders

Optical Scan of Cylinder 14-1282: With Groove Finding

Description:
An overview of a small portion of the cylinder. The image shows one of three recording sessions, recorded on the same cylinder. An image processing algorithm has marked the groove bottoms with blue, information that will be used to trace the path of the stylus and produce the recorded sound. Some damage from mold is visible.
Date:
1901
Actual Dimension:
13.5cm h x 4.36cmw
Exhibit Tags:
wax cylinder, optical scan overview, and 1282