Thanks for the info! There were to be 1200 A200 models released by October 1, 1912. Only 890 ended up being ready by that date, but the low serial number 430 on mine leads me to believe it was one of those first machines. That's why I would have thought there would be no cloth on it, unless someone added the clot at some point. Also, mine doesn't have casters, though the illustratino in Frow's book indicates casters. I have seen other early DDs that don't have them though. Thanks again! John
________________________________ From: "clockworkh...@aol.com" <clockworkh...@aol.com> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Diamond Disc grills & cloth question Hi John: When it comes to Diamond Disc machines there are many factors that sometimes come together for a result that doesn't make sense. The A-200 Queen Anne's introduction in 1912 was somewhat hurried and it was supposed to have a wood grained horn to match the cabinet finish. The some of the later A-200s did have grille cloth. Production of machines were done by Edison while the cabinets were outsourced. They didn't always get their messages straight between the two. As with all Edison machines, the serial number will give a time frame to make an educated guess as to what happened. My big question is why call this machine a Queen Anne? Was Queen Anne really that bow-legged? Best wishes, Al -----Original Message----- From: john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 9:21 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola grills & cloth question That raises a question from me...I have a lovely Diamond Disc A-200 with a lovely grained horn. It was my thought that the machines with grained horns had no cloth, yet the grille on this one had shreds of the original cloth on it. Any thoughts on that?? It matches the original cloth on another Edison I had. John Robles ________________________________ From: Bob Maffit <maff...@bresnan.net> To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola grills & cloth question thanks -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of clockworkh...@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 8:59 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola grills & cloth question 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
