[78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola

[Craig Ventresco]

Weren't the Miller wax 4 minute Amberols all issued as Blue Amberols also?

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Malcolm - Venerable Music <
malcolm at venerablemusic.com> wrote:

> Hey Bruce - It's a basic Amberola 30, with the diamond C reproducer (I
> think
> any way). After now doing some research, it looks like these models and
> reproducers were only meant for the later blue amberols and
> indestructibles.
> Well, now I know! I thought all 4 minute cylinders were interchangeable and
> would play on any Edison machine.
> I'm learning as I go! My first thought was to start shopping for a new
> machine just to play this cylinder, but I think I came to my senses when
> looking at Buy It Now prices! Anyhow, I'm just going to relist it for sale
> (on the vmauction site) & look for another when & if I ever luck into a
> nice
> outside horn machine or Amberola IV. Maybe I can find one of the Polk
> Miller
> QRS records - ha!
> Malcolm
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bruce78rpm at comcast.net
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 2:59 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola
>
> It would help to know which Amberola Phonograph you are playing it on. I
> have an early model 1A with a combination two stylus M reproducer designed
> to play both 2 minute Black Wax as well as 4 minute black wax. This
> replaced
> the earlier model L reproducer which could play only the 4 minute black wax
> cylinders.
>
> Bruce
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm - Venerable Music" <malcolm at venerablemusic.com>
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:40:21 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola
>
> Hey Everyone – Quick question about the early Black Edison Amberol
> cylinders. I recently go my first Polk Miller 4 min cylinder, Bonnie Blue
> Flag #389.
> When I play it on my Amberola, it plays fine, but when I’m finished the
> cylinder is covered with a fine black powder that I can only surmise is
> coming from the grooves of the cylinder!
> Is this normal for the early Black Amberols? Could I have a bad stylus? Am
> I
> using the wrong machine? Every other cylinder I have is blue and appears to
> play fine. I’m a total newbie with Edison stuff and do not want to be doing
> damage to this cylinder by playing it (which sucks as it’s such a great
> song).
> Any advice on this is appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Malcolm
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