The horns are jute - similar to old carpet pad - stiffened with rabbit hide
glue, gessoed (thin plaster), and then grain-painted to match the cabinet.
They are self-supporting and only fastened to the bottom of the horn
compartment with a metal stiffener bar.
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> From: gbogantz1 at charter.net
> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:46:53 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B
>
> 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"
> To: "Antique Phonograph List"
> 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" > To: "Antique Phonograph List"
>> > 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)>>>
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