[78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola

[bruce78rpm at comcast.net]

Ok, thanks, that explains it. Naturally your Black Wax 4 minute Amberol cylinders are going to be "chewed up" and eventually destroyed by a Diamond C Reproducer designed to play only Blue Amberols. 

Bruce 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm - Venerable Music" <malcolm at venerablemusic.com> 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 3:15:57 PM 
Subject: Re: [78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola 

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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