I called him on the phone after the mailing to ask him where he got his needles and how he was doing.
He said all his investments went bad so he could no longer do the Graphic or the needles, and his best friend died and some other bad things had happened to him. His vintage car he had had since he was young that was his daily driver got totaled. He said it had taken him a year to get over all these things and he was now going to catch up on the needle orders and continue with the Graphic. I waited a year and my check for the needles was not cashed so I figured he had changed his mind. After that nothing else was heard from him until he started to sell needles on eBay. Steve > Yes, how strange, 3 or 4 years ago he sent a bulk mailing around saying that > he was starting up the Amberola Graphic again, asked me to send in my > subscription fee and promised he would start getting them out on a more > timely basis, then as you say, the elusive fellow disappeared from site, > never cashed the check, and never followed up on his promise to start up the > Amberola Graphic again. Now you say he is still in the Needle business. I > realized that the guy is a "one man show", but you have to fulfill your > promises, and if you don't, why in the world would you buy needles from him? > I don't hold a grudge against the guy mind you, he was a trailblazer in our > hobby as far as offering a very informative and interesting collectors > quarterly that you looked forward to receiving, its just that something > obviously went very very wrong towards the end, and has never been the same > since. There was no follow up, no apologies, for failures to keep your word, > it just did not sit very w > ell with many many collectors, even until this day. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:20:04 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Steel needle manufacturer?? > > > Yes, Martin is still in the needle business. But he is apparently VERY busy, > as well. Not the easiest man to get a hold of. He has moved since his old > "Amerola Graphic" days. But [email protected] is his current e-mail. Cheers, > TF > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 12:48 am > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Steel needle manufacturer?? > > > I spoke to Mr. Bryan (New Amberola Phonograph Company) on the telephone > three or four years ago about placing a large (close to $ 1000.00) order > for needles, both in bulk & in packages of 100, & sent him cheques for same > but the cheques were never cashed, nor were he needles received & he never > responded to several letters I wrote inquiring about my order. Finally > this year, I quit keeping funds to cover the cheques in my bank account & > thought he had disappeared from the face of the earth so > my cheques would not be cashed. Is he still in the needle business? I > had previously bought needles from him several times & would like to again > since he offered several > thicknesses suitable for different records. > Jim Cartwright > Immortal Performances, Inc. > Austin, Texas > > [email protected] > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 15-Apr-2010 5:35:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Steel needle manufacturer?? > > > > I highly recommend Martin Bryan for steel needles at > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Best, Tim F. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
