Steve, the 1A and 1B horns are very odd. They're made of a fibrous material, molded or layed up against a form. Different from anything else that Edison ever did. Someone on one of these phono boards had the answer in a previous posting, but I can't remember the details. Hopefully they will respond with a clear description. Anyway, the horns are well damped due to this construction technique and don't exhibit the ringing and resonances that are common with metal horns, which is one of the reasons they sound so good.
Greg Bogantz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Medved" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B > Thanks so much, what was the 1A horn made of? > > Steve > > > >> From: gbogantz1 at charter.net> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org> Date: Mon, 27 >> Oct >> 2008 22:40:02 -0400> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and >> 1B> > I have all three machines, the Amberola 1A, 1B, and III. The III is >> > very close to the 1B in sound, but I think it's a little more midrangey >> due > to the metal horn. But it does sound very good, and it's my second >> favorite > 4-minute cylinder player on the basis of sound quality, the 1B >> being the > best commercially produced 4-minute cylinder machine ever >> made in my > opinion. George Paul and I are having this discussion >> currently over on the > OTV board, and we both agree also that the 1A is >> the best sounding > commercially available 2 minute machine. The horns >> used in all these > machines were the best that anybody ever made for >> cylinder machines, the > metal one in the III being a close derivative of >> the shape of the ones in > the 1A and 1B. This metal horn has a fairly >> complex shape and was never > used in any other Ediso > n product.> > Greg Bogantz> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Steven Medved" <steve_noreen at msn.com>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" > <phono-l at oldcrank.org>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:26 PM> Subject: > Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B> > > > How does it compare > with the 1B sound wise since the horn is different?> >> > Steve> >> >> >> > >> Hey Jim,> > My Amberola III is absolutely one of my very favorite > >> > machines. Sounds > superb....looks superb......plays wax Amberols like no > > >> other vintage machine > I have ever heard....... It makes me > >> > happy.........> > Bestest,> > Michael Khanchalian (cyldoc)>> > > _______________________________________________> > Phono-L mailing list> > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
