Greetings Doctor: I am not sure that 'correct' is a word to apply to minor variations on Edison machines. The machines were assembled from parts and shipped as fast as they could. Variations from suppliers and from their own factory mechanisms were to be expected.
The B-60 was a 1913-14 machine. It was sometime in this period that a decision was made to use the grille cloth rather than the more expensive and more time consuming wood graining of the horns. It really should not be a surprise to find both in a machine as production brought the cabinets together with the mechanisms as one of the last steps in assembly. I don't think I have ever seen a B-60 that did not have grille cloth original from the factory; but, I would not rule out a machine that never had cloth. As for the wood grained horns, these may have been ordered that way long before production of the machine. There were many production problems with the motor of these early DD machines and sometimes the assembly was halted to redesign the motor. No doubt earlier horns had stockpiled and were used as production resumed. So, you could have a wood grained horn from early 1913 going into a grille clothed cabinet of 1914. Had the fire not come along in 1914, you might h ave seen these models without the wood grained horns and only flat black horns behind grille cloth. These are the type of things that I would find interesting to look for at the Edison Site. Too bad the Site has such limited access to serious researchers. Best wishes, Al -----Original Message----- From: Michael F. Khanchalian <mfkhanchal...@altrionet.com> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 11:40 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola grills & cloth question Here's a "loose question" for you Al or any others. On the B-60 or C-60 DD machine. I have seen original illustrations with grill cloth, yet these have wood grained horns. What's correct here? Kindest thanks for your thoughts. Michael Khanchalian (Cylinder Doctor) On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:58 PM, clockworkh...@aol.com wrote: > One more loose thought, the Amberolas B5, D6, etc. that were shipped from cabinets left over after the December 1914 factory fire with the Amberola 30 and 50 mechanisms will have grille clothes to keep buyers from seeing the 'lovely' black swinging horn behind the grille. > > Regards to all, > Al > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
