Cylinder Phonograph Explained: How Old Record Players Work

Hear the ‘first’ recording of classical music – an astonishing 1888 performance of a Handel oratorio

Bite of Wealth on Instagram: "Ever imagined listening to music with no electricity, no internet, and no speaker? That’s exactly what Thomas Edison’s 1877 phonograph made possible. It was the first device in history to record and play back sound. The genius was simple: a needle vibrated with sound waves and etched those movements into wax cylinders. Spin the cylinder again, and the needle replayed the recorded sound. The phonograph paved the way for the music industry and reshaped communication,