[78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola

[Don Chichester]

Why is that?  Wasn't the same doorknob stylus used for all Amberolls, regardless of the compound?  4 minute is 4 minute, black or blue, right?
 
Don
 

> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:19:29 +0000
> From: bruce78rpm at comcast.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola
> 
> 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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