The Edison Standard D model phonograph dates from around 1908 and has a clockwork spring-powered motor. It has been fitted with a recorder head that can play back two-minute cylinders.

In October 2013 The Basics (Wally De Backer, Tim Heath, Kris Schroeder) recorded an acoustic version and a wax cylinder version on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of their

Contemporary artists like Stiff Gins and The Basics record on 19th century wax cylinder technology at the NFSA.