[78-L] SPECIAL B. Blue Amberol Cylinder??

[Darrell Lehman]

And don't forget there were different boxes/lids for the wax and the BA's

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6666461/Special%20set.jpg

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bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> That's fantastic, I have never seen that before. I have printed it out and will put it with by Amberola Specials.
>
> Thanks Again,
>
> Bruce
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at verizon.net>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 12:32:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] SPECIAL B. Blue Amberol Cylinder??
>
> Thanks!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Darrell Lehman
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:06 AM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] SPECIAL B. Blue Amberol Cylinder??
>
> If anyone's interested...
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6666461/SpecialAmberola01.jpg
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6666461/SpecialAmberola02.jpg
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6666461/SpecialAmberola03.jpg
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6666461/SpecialAmberola04.jpg
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> Ron L'Herault wrote:
>> I believe that you could also get some special records as a reward for
>> recommending a friend to an Edison dealer. If the friend bought a
>> machine, you got records as a reward.
>>
>> Ron L
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Darrell
>> Lehman
>> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 9:45 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] SPECIAL B. Blue Amberol Cylinder??
>>
>> The titles were the same - different labeling on the boxes and lids
>> though - "Amberol" and "Blue Amberol".
>>
>>
>> Michael Biel wrote:
>>> When the wax Amberol cylinder came out in 1908 and again when the
>>> Blue Amberol came out in 1912, Edison gave the purchasers of new
>>> machines or converting kits a set of 10 or 12 cylinders that were
>>> available only that way. They were "numbered" Special A, Special B,
>>> etc. I don't think the two sets were the same recordings. My
>>> reference books are too low in the pile to check.
>>>
>>> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: [78-L] SPECIAL B. Blue Amberol Cylinder??
>>> From: Clifford Bolling <78records at cdbpdx.com>
>>> Date: Thu, November 07, 2013 9:06 pm
>>> To: 78-l Online <78-l at 78online.com>
>>>
>>> I'm recording some Blue Amberol cylinders I got from a 2nd hand store
>>> in La Grande, OR and one of them does not have a catalog number,
>>> instead it says 'SPECIAL B.'
>>>
>>> The title is FATHER'S ECCENTRICITIES by HILL
>>>
>>> What is a SPECIAL B.?
>>>
>>> http://pdx78s.cdbpdx.com/CYL/SpB/tn-400_Label_BLUE-AMBEROL_SPECIAL-B.
>>> JPG
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks! Cliff
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