Hey Jerry: How about a nice unrestored nickel plated Ambrola IA mechanism? I know where there is one of these "one-of-a-kinds" for sale. I even think that it will soon find it's way onto eBay.
Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "DeeDee Blais" <deedeebl...@yahoo.com> To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:04 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola V > Along the same theme as the upside down decals and the > maroon over black painted Gem is an interesting > Amberola V that I bought a couple of years ago. I was > on the way to Union and stopped at Walnut, Iowa to > antique shop. In one of the shops was a mahogany > Amberola V. When I opened the lid, I discovered an > Amberola 50 mechanism. I knew that a small number of > Amberola V cabinets survived the Edison factory fire > and were fitted with Amberola 50 mechanisms. I also > knew that it was quite unusual so I made my purchase. > When I arrived at Union, I talked to another collector > that had been through Walnut. I told of my exciting > purchase and his response was "Oh, I've seen that > machine for a couple of years." What was exciting to > me was not interesting to him. > As a side story about this machine...When I > inspected the Amberola V, I couldn't find a name tag > or tiny holes where one might have been attached. It > wasn't until quite recently, when I was doing a repair > on an Amberola 30, that I found where the name tag was > located. The Amberola 30 tag was behind the grill > along the inside of case. I ran to my basement, > checked the inside area of the Amberola V, and was > delighted to find the name tag! Happy collecting, > Jerry B. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
