Phonocut

Phonocut logo on a vinyl lathe cutting machine
Phonocut logo at Supersense manufactory in Vienna, Austria.

It’s been a long road for Phonocut — the goal of a personal but professional level machine to produce one-off lathe-cut vinyl records. I’m not entirely sure if it’s still a going concern, but I hope there’s still some possibility of it being realized. If there is, it’s because I believe in my friend Doc, who isn’t one to give up easily. Just look at what’s become of Polaroid instant film since he saved it from vanishing though The Impossible Project.

I really wish there was a sufficient groundswell of interest to convince Fuji to restart production of their pack film products. The costs of the very limited supplies remaining on eBay are well out of hand, though I completely understand why.