Maybe you should write to Babson and ask for the new parts! :-) JOhn michael funk <[email protected]> wrote: I recently bought an Amberola 30 that was not working very well. When dissembling the machine to send the motor to George Vollema I found a letter in the bottom of the case dated January 27, 1916. The letter was in reply to a complaint the original owner (J. D. Smith of Sheridan Wisconsin) had about the machine. Directions for things to try where described and at the end the letter states "I am ready and willing to send you all charges prepaid at my expense, a new top plate and motor for your machine that I know will illuminate this trouble, if after having followed out the instructions I have given desired results are not obtained." F. K. Babson MGR.
I am beginning to wonder if this machine has always been troubled! A stamped number on the machine says "22162" while a top plate I found under the motor is "19165". I am assuming these numbers should match if they started out life together. The letter is a purple ditto and not an original typed letter. I wonder why they didn't send out the typed original and keep the ditto. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
