No, I don't expect to find a period written record.
-----Original Message----- From: Rich <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 12:54 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola I vs III innards How do you explain original machines that have been in the same family since new that have mismatched works? There are different shades of mechanisms and for what those machines cost originally people were picky. If you expect to find a period written record good luck. On 01/11/2011 11:46 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I'd be most grateful to see period documentation of that practice. Can you direct me? > > George P. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich<[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List<[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 12:13 pm > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola I vs III innards > > > Seems that after many of those machines left the factory the retail > > dealers swapped the mechanisms to make customers happy with the color of > > the machine. > > > > On 01/11/2011 10:54 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: > >> See my prior response, plus...my III mech and cabinet already have mismatched > > numbers... > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> -- Peter > >> [email protected] > >> > >> On Jan 11, 2011, at 8:44 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> > >>> Jerry is correct about mixing a 1A and a III, but a 1B uses the same > > mechanism as the III. Even so, the number stamped into the III mechanism will > > not match that on the 1A/B cabinet. This sort of mixing& matching permanently > > separates mechanisms and cabinets, preventing the proper restoration of the > > original machines. I'd advise against it. > >>> > >>> George P. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Peter Fraser<[email protected]> > >>> To: phono-l<[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 5:14 pm > >>> Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola I vs III innards > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Does anyone happen to know how much difference there is between the guts of > > an > >>> > >>> Amberola I and a III? Hoping to do a swap into a Amberola I cabinet from a > >>> > >>> messed up III I have... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- Peter > >>> > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> > >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
