Tim, Were the Amberola 80s Oak or Mahogany? Thanks Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Tuesday, 27 August 2013 3:06 a.m. To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola 80
Hello Tim, Do you remember the serial numbers? Did you ever rebuild a diamond D with the extra lead weight still on it? How much difference does the larger horn make? Was the carriage different? The diamond D will not fit in a 30 50 75 carriage unless you install the reproducer and then attach the weight. Steve > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:11:48 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola 80 > > Hi, all --- I've worked on two Amberola 80s and I'm intimately familiar with them. The biggest "technical" differences in the mechanism from, say, a 50 or 75 are 1) the governor, it has been given "restraints" to limit or rather "control" the movement of the weights 2) of course, the Diamond D reproducer. And the horn is of different proportions, of course. > > Cheers, Tim Fabrizio. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mobility scooters <[email protected]> > To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 12:41 am > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola 80 > > > I would just like to say Thank You to all for sharing this information > especially Al and Steve. > I have always thought that we are only "Care Takers" of the machines > we own and I think our job is to keep or make any machine as original > as it can be and play as well as it can and enjoy it!! > Alongside that if we can collect and add any information on its own > history or history of the actual machine is quite special. > I am in New Zealand and without the help from Steve Medved many of my > machines would still be dead or very sad machines including this > Amberola 80. Since Steve overhauled the reproducer it sounds fantastic > and I am sure it is as good or better than it was when new. It is now > alive and I have the machine as close to original as I can and I am proud of that! > But with this forum and all the helpful participants I can now add > some more information on the Amberola 80 and keep this with the > machine for the next owner. > I hope people realize how important this forum is to other members > with limited knowledge and how much a small collector like me in New > Zealand appreciates it. > We are just so far away from the USA and I must say that the internet > is one of the biggest things to thank, as without this means of > communication there would be such a lot of information lost or not > shared and a huge amount of machines never being repaired because of > not being able to find the missing parts or make the right contacts! > Many Thanks > Tony > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, 26 August 2013 2:22 p.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola 80 > > > I would have to agree with Steve Medved. Very likely 100 or less were > made of each model, the 60 and the 80. Steve has seen more of them than I have. > If I had research priveledges with the Site the 60 and 80 would be > something to look into. I don't believe they had their own manuals > but that is just an opinion. > Best wishes, > Al > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mobility scooters <[email protected]> > To: phono-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 2:28 pm > Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola 80 > > > Al, > > Do you have any information for the Amberola 80 machines. > > Also do you know if they made a sales brochure or manual for the > Amberola 80? > > Thanks Tony > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
