Thank you for posting that Al! This is just yet another example of the widespread ignorance and greed in which we find ourselves immersed.
This kind of stuff happens all of the time, unfortunately. A similar situation happened recently involving a nicely working recorder/reproducer for a Dictaphone model 12 machine. Someone on the TMF list had a mysterious recorder/reproducer pictured, and he was asking what it is. Columbia or Edison? I recognized it as the one for my working model 12 Dictaphone. He had offered to sell it or trade for it. But...guess what? ...By the time I got to asking him for a trade so I could obtain it and have a working spare for my model 12 machine, the reply I got back was: "I had no use for it so I scrapped it" So, there you go. Only in this case there was not even any monetary gain, nor greed, nor any reason other than ignorance that caused the untimely death of this perfectly fine working unit. Some people are just destructive. One less Amberola lll in the universe, and one less recorder/reproducer for a Dictaphone model 12. Karma. There is still Karma. And a good Karma can easily run over any Dogma. Chuck Richards > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Phono-L] The Death of Amberola III SN304 >Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:55:04 -0400 (EDT) > >> >> >>It is with great sadness that I note the death of a fine and rare >example of an Amberola III. The III wasn't even sick. It played >until the bitter end. It's death came at the hands of someone on >eBay who decided to part it out. The cabinet, rear inspection door, >motor, Diamond A Reproducer, and other parts were drawn and quartered >because someone figured they would sell for more than the whole >machine. I believe only about 1,200 of these machines were made. >They are only rarely found in such nice condition as 304 was. We >Edison fanatics will miss her. >> >>Best wishes to a very quiet list, >> >>Al >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Steven Medved <[email protected]> >>To: phonolist <[email protected]>; phono-l ><[email protected]> >>Sent: Thu, Mar 21, 2013 6:15 pm >>Subject: [Phono-L] For sale square box Combination attachment for >Edison Standard Phonograph Model B $27.00 >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Hello, I have photos, $27.00 includes priority mail shipping in a >7x7x6 box. >>The box is excellent, it does show age the label is brown but all >there. It has >>the smaller box cemented inside with the holder for the Model H >reproducer. I >>have photos if anyone is interested. I paid $20 or $25 for it >years ago, with >>shipping I will about break even. Steve >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Phono-L mailing list >>http://phono-l.org >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Phono-L mailing list >>http://phono-l.org >> $4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See http://www.All2Easy.net for more details! _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
