RE: arsclist cylinder housing design

["McBride, Jerry" <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am very interested in these boxes. Are they generally available and can
I get some?

Jerry McBride, Music Librarian       Music Library, Center for the Arts
Jerry.McBride@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx    Middlebury College
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Seubert [SMTP:seubert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Monday, April 08, 2002 12:27 PM
> To:	ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	RE: arsclist cylinder housing design
> 
> Will and the list,
> 
> The polyethylene tube and bottom padding are two pieces glued together. I 
> am assuming that Metal Edge has selected a suitable glue based on their 
> expertise in archival housing, thought I don't know what glue they've 
> chosen. The top padding should not touch the top of the cylinder. I don't 
> know about how breathable the boxes are. I'll ask and see what they say.
> 
> Incidentally, we were looking at the Edison "hatboxes" as one of the
> models 
> for this enclosure.
> 
> David
> 
> At 09:04 AM 4/8/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >hi David,
> >
> >some belated questions about the cylinder housing:
> >are the polyethylene tube and bottom padding made in a single mold, or
> glued
> >together?
> >If the latter, are you confident about the durability if the glue?
> >When closed and upright, will the top padding in the lid touch the top of
> >the cylinder?
> >How breathable is the box? Will it trap humidity inside, or converseley,
> >will it allow humidity in from outside?
> >
> >It's an attractive design, and reminds me of the excellent 'hatboxes'
> which
> >Edison Concert cylinders originally came in. Their main weaknesses were
> the
> >felt pads at the bottom of the box, which served as contact points to the
> >cylinder, attracting moisture and thus mould.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Will
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Seubert [mailto:seubert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: 29 March 2002 23:35
> >To: ARSClist
> >Cc: bh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: arsclist cylinder housing design
> >
> >
> >We've been working with Metal Edge (an archival supply firm) to design a
> >new cylinder housing. It is a square box made of acid free, buffered (ph
> >8-10) board with a top and bottom padded with polyethylene foam and a
> >polyethylene foam tube to support the cylinder. The tube is shorter than
> >the cylinder so you can get your fingers inside to pull out the cylinder
> as
> >with traditional boxes.
> >
> >Photos of the box are at: http://nico.library.ucsb.edu/cylinderbox/
> >
> >The outer dimensions are approx 7.5 x 7.5 x 14 cm, the inner dimensions
> are
> >approx 7 x 7 x 12.5 cm. The polyethylene tube is 8 cm tall and 4 cm in
> >diameter. This prototype is slightly taller than the final box will be.
> >
> >We think we've solved most of the problems with other cylinder enclosures
> >that have been produced, but we'd appreciate any thoughts on this box or
> >improvements that could be made to the design.
> >
> >Best,
> >David Seubert, Curator
> >Performing Arts Collection
> >Davidson Library Special Collections
> >University of California
> >Santa Barbara, CA  93106
> >(805) 893-5444 Fax (805) 893-5749
> >mailto:seubert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/pa/
> >
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> David Seubert, Curator
> Performing Arts Collection
> Davidson Library Special Collections
> University of California
> Santa Barbara, CA  93106
> (805) 893-5444 Fax (805) 893-5749
> mailto:seubert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/pa/
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