This is very interesting, thanks for sharing. Some phonographs are defective from Edison, I spoke to a man who had a Home D that was in mint condition, he said it would not play in two or four minute and he trouble shot the problem to an improperly machined area and was only able to get it to work in 2 minute only. I cannot remember the exact details, something about the motor mounts I think. The guy who had this home figured it was mint because it never worked properly, and it did not play properly in 2 minute until he fixed it. Thanks, Steve
> 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 From [email protected] Wed Aug 29 19:47:31 2007 From: [email protected] (Jim Nichol) Date: Wed Aug 29 19:50:32 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola 30 Serial number difference In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Yes, why not write to Babson Brothers? They're still in business. I used to drive past them in Oak Brook, IL (a Chicago suburb). See link below: http://www.glassian.org/Babson/index.html Jim Nichol On Aug 29, 2007, at 3:37 PM, john robles wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
