Re: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII

2012-01-11 Thread Steven Medved
Hello Al, Your post helped tremendously. I did not think the B-VIII had its own serial numbers. I appreciate knowing 1000 sold, I wonder how many were lost? The fire got rid of all the Amberola machines except for the 30 50 and 75. I wonder if not for the fire if the variety of machines wou

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII

2012-01-09 Thread clockworkhome
someone's kitchen table conglomerate or a factory mistake which is not unknown. Hope that helps, Al -Original Message- From: Scott Colgrove To: phono-l Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2012 1:38 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII Al – do you know how many of the solid bedplate vs

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Colgrove
Al – do you know how many of the solid bedplate vs. the removable grill B-VIIIs were made? Were the solid type made later? Thanks, Scott ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII

2012-01-08 Thread clockworkhome
Greetings Steve: Only about 1000 B-VIII machines were sold. They did continue the serial numbers of the VIII. I surmise that they were introduced in October of 1914 and of course the factory fire in December 1914 stopped production of that model. Serials typical of the B-VIII range from 880

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII

2012-01-07 Thread charles smith
Thanks ! From: Steven Medved To: phonol...@yahoogroups.com; phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Sat, January 7, 2012 4:07:19 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII Hello, Does anyone know what month the B-VIII was introduced and if it shared serial numbers

[Phono-L] Amberola B-VIII

2012-01-07 Thread Steven Medved
Hello, Does anyone know what month the B-VIII was introduced and if it shared serial numbers with the A model? How many seemed to have survived? Steve ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org