I made a typo and missed it - sorry- the diamond C (not B) came on the Amberola 30, 50, and 75. And it turns out the tops are all pot metal. For about the first two years the Diamond C has the brass sound tube soldered into the pot metal body. The ones with the black top and weight came later, and in my experience are a lot less stable (and far less goodlooking) than the earlier ones.
Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Nov 20, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Peter Fraser <pjfra...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi - > > Got lucky recently on finding a machine I'd sought for years, but some other > stuff needs to go to make space and to help pay for it. I plan to list these > items on eBay this evening, but catch me before then and maybe we can avoid > that and get you a better deal at the same time. > > Everything is located in the SF Bay Area. > > 1. Columbia BC 20th Century graphophone - this is the 65 lb big daddy with > 6-spring motor, huge ornate oak case, 6" long mandrel, and 4" diameter > diaphragm "Higham" mechanically-amplifying reproducer from 1905. Rare as hens > teeth, especially with the reproducer in working order. Has original aluminum > witch's hat horn that fits the wide throat of the reproducer. These simply > do not turn up. > > 2. Amberola III, in mahogany case and with maroon bed plate. Clean and > working perfectly, but to be sold without a reproducer. Case and horn and > grill in very good shape, but the shelf underneath has been cleanly removed. > We'll never know why, but I have a perfect pattern from which a replacement > shelf can be made, as well as a line on an Edison A-150 which could receive > the horn and other innards instead. Mech has the cylinder stop index rod > which is so often missing, good paint and pinstriping. An economical way to > get into the top of the line Edison cylinder mechanism. > > 3. Victor VTLA. s/n 4114. Quite nice and all original. Red mahogany finish > is still glossy outside and in, although there are few scuffs. No record > boxes. Great plating and pinstriping under the hood and has its original > reproducer, special needle cup and the often missing unique crank escutcheon. > This machine uses the motor of the Victor VI. An excellent chance at a super > early machine. > > 4. Amberola 75 in mahogany. Nice starter machine with iffy cosmetics. Has > the early two-setscrew carriage and brass body nickel plated diamond B > reproducer rather than the commonly found black pot metal version. It's been > stripped and lightened in color and has some veneer flaws. Complete except > for the easily constructed slide out shelves. A cheap way to get a machine > with built-in cylinder storage. > > 4. Theodore Roosevelt campaign speeches on blue amberol. Enquire on titles. > > Pictures upon request, and prices TBD. Let's talk. > > -- Peter > pjfra...@mac.com > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
