[78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola

[Ron L'Herault]

The diamond stylus on an amberola is a cone with a highly polished tip.  The
reproducer uses a heavier weight too.  The sideways doorknob of the H is
more like an eliptical tip and spread the stylus force out over a larger
area.  Its reproducers had lighter weights also.

Ron L

-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:41 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Playing Black Amberols on an Amberola

On 2/15/2012 10:37 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>
>
> On 2/15/2012 5:03 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
>> Why is that?  Wasn't the same doorknob stylus used for all Amberolls,
regardless of the compound?
>
> No.  The later Amberolas had a Diamond stylus.  The doorknob stylus was
> sapphire.
>
>>     4 minute is 4 minute, black or blue, right?
>>
>> Don
>>
> Wrong.  While the groove size was the same, the later diamond
> reproducers tracked much too heavily for the brittle wax.  I have an H
> reproducer (with a gearing adapter) on my Edison Home machine for black
> Amberols and an Amberola 30 for the Blue Amberols.  The sapphire on the
> H could get worn by the celluloid Blues.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

I got dem ol' celluloid blues again, Momma.

dl

>>
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