Bad Blue Amberol restoration?
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Bad Blue Amberol restoration?
I recently acquired a Ford cylinder (Ford Motor Band) on EBay. These are basically blue amberol private pressings Edison did for Ford’s private collection (1915 grouping). I was not able to get a good look at the cylinder on the listing. I was surprised to see a red plastic sleeve inserted on the inside. The sleeve is stuck in the plaster (which may or may not be original) such that if I try to remove it most of the plaster may also come off. This sleeve sticks on the mandrel so I can only play perhaps 20 seconds. I have two questions. The first: could there be a purpose for someone doing this other than perhaps the world’s worst restoration attempt? Also, is there any easy way to play the rest of the cylinder?
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Re: Bad Blue Amberol restoration?
The red liner definitely needs to go... Probably done to repair(?) missing plaster. If removing it causes the plaster to come out, you can repair it - see other threads dealing with this issue. If it remains round after removal, you can still play it without plaster - think Lambert celluloid cylinders (no plaster). I have played many with missing plaster and the only problem is if it is deformed without the plaster which causes a tracking problem...
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Re: Bad Blue Amberol restoration?
The small amount of "plaster" visible looks like decorator's filler to me.