Editing Phonograph cylinder (section)

==Later applications==
Cylinder phonograph technology continued to be used for [[Dictaphone]] and Ediphone recordings for office use for decades.<ref name="Dictaphone">{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundrecordinghistory.net/history-of-sound-recording/history-of-dictaphone/|title=History of Dictaphone|access-date=2018-01-12|first=Tim|last=Gracyk|date=2018|work=History of Sound Recording Devices|publisher=Sound Recording History}}</ref>

In 1947, Dictaphone replaced wax cylinders with their [[Dictabelt]] technology, which cut a mechanical groove into a plastic belt instead of into a wax cylinder. This was later replaced by [[magnetic tape]] recording. However, cylinders for older style dictating machines continued to be available for some years, and it was not unusual to encounter cylinder dictating machines into the 1950s.<ref name="Dictabelt">{{Cite web|url=http://www.obsoletemedia.org/dictabelt/|title=History of Dictaphone|access-date=2018-01-12|first=Jason|last=Curtis|work=Museum of Obsolete Media|date=30 April 2013}}</ref>

In the late 20th and early 21st century, new recordings have been made on cylinders for the [[novelty effect]] of using obsolete technology. Probably the most famous of these are by [[They Might Be Giants]], who in 1996 recorded "I Can Hear You" and three other songs, performed without electricity, on an 1898 Edison wax recording studio phonograph at the [[Edison National Historic Site]] in [[West Orange, New Jersey]]. This song was released on ''[[Factory Showroom]]'' in 1996 and re-released on the 2002 compilation ''[[Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants]]''. The other songs recorded were "James K. Polk", "Maybe I Know", and "The Edison Museum", the last a song about the site of the recording. These recordings were officially released online as MP3 files in 2001.<ref name="giants">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theymightbegiants.com/factory-showroom|title=Factory Showroom|access-date=2018-01-12|date=2017|work=The Official Website of Brooklyn's Ambassadors of Love|publisher=They Might Be Giants}}</ref>

Small numbers of cylinders have been manufactured in the 21st century out of modern long-lasting materials. Two companies engaged in such enterprise are the Vulcan Cylinder Record Company of [[Sheffield]], England,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phonographcylinders.com|title=New Phonograph Cylinder Records|publisher=Vulcan Cylinder Record Company|date=2002|access-date=2014-10-20}}</ref> and the Wizard Cylinder Records Company in [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capsnews.org/apn2008-6.htm|title=The Wizard Cylinder Record Company|first=Peter N.|last=Dilg|work=Canadian Antique Phonograph Society|date=November–December 2008|access-date=2014-10-20}}</ref>

In 2010 the British musical group [[The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing]] released the track "Sewer", from their debut album, ''[[Now That's What I Call Steampunk! Volume 1]]'' on a wax cylinder in a limited edition of 40, of which only 30 were put on sale. The box set came with instructions on how to make a cylinder player for less than £20. The [[BBC]] covered the release on Television on [[BBC Click]], on [[BBC Online]], and on [[Radio 5 Live]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10171206.stm | work=BBC News | title=Tech Know: A journey into sound | date=2010-05-27}}</ref>

In June 2017 the Cthulhu Breakfast Club podcast released a special limited wax cylinder edition of a show.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=[[British Library]]|date=2017-05-25|title=Podcast on Wax Cylinder|url=https://twitter.com/BL_DramaSound/status/867737576056258561|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|via=Twitter}}</ref>

In April 2019, the podcast ''[[Hello Internet]]'' released ten limited edition wax cylinder recordings.<ref>[http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast/2019/4/24/hi-122-wax-cylinders "Wax cylinder episode"], ''[[Hello Internet]]'', April 2019</ref>

In May 2023, [[Needlejuice Records]] released wax cylinder singles for [[Lemon Demon]] songs "Touch-Tone Telephone" and "The Oldest Man On MySpace", from albums ''[[Spirit Phone]]'' and ''[[Dinosaurchestra]]'', respectively.<ref>[https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1656469832110338049 "We put Lemon Demon songs on wax cylinders!"], ''Twitter.com'', May 2023</ref>