Behold!! My Opera finally arrived! Beautiful machine.

[Zwebie]

Congratulations,

Operas are just about the smoothest quietest Edison players made, (the automatic shut off is a godsend).
Yours looks beautiful, and both reproducers is a bonus.
The little guy will look forward to eventually inheriting it.

Bob S.

[Jerry B.]

Wow and it's #42! Congratulations, an Opera is a milestone in the life of any collector.

Jerry Blais

[rizbone]

Congratulations -- it looks beautiful. And -- serial #42! That is obviously very, very early. I've seen very few 2-digit serial numbers on Operas (including my own #10). It's also terrific that you got both reproducers. At that early point it was shipped with the L, the A would have been a later upgrade.

I had my L restored by Steve Medved and it sounds even better than the A.

These are wonderful machines. I don't have to say 'enjoy it' -- that's a given.

Thanks!! It sounds great now, I was thinking before I received it I might have Steve rebuild them, but I think I’m gonna just enjoy it a while first. I still need to get a cabinet! Only thing I’d like to do now is get the cylinder brush...I’m uncertain if the early ones came with it...if so i wouldn’t mind finding one. That’s impressive you have #10! I would guess ours were made the same year. I do need some more black wax amberol records...most of my collection is blue amberols and 2 min.

There is one on e-bay now
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EDISON-OPERA-P ... Swz3JaFZJf

[EdisonWizard]

Congratulations -- it looks beautiful. And -- serial #42! That is obviously very, very early. I've seen very few 2-digit serial numbers on Operas (including my own #10). It's also terrific that you got both reproducers. At that early point it was shipped with the L, the A would have been a later upgrade.

I had my L restored by Steve Medved and it sounds even better than the A.

These are wonderful machines. I don't have to say 'enjoy it' -- that's a given.

Thanks!! It sounds great now, I was thinking before I received it I might have Steve rebuild them, but I think I’m gonna just enjoy it a while first. I still need to get a cabinet! Only thing I’d like to do now is get the cylinder brush...I’m uncertain if the early ones came with it...if so i wouldn’t mind finding one. That’s impressive you have #10! I would guess ours were made the same year. I do need some more black wax amberol records...most of my collection is blue amberols and 2 min.

There is one on e-bay now
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EDISON-OPERA-P ... Swz3JaFZJf

Yeah I saw that....I can’t justify the price though...maybe if it was cheaper lol I don’t need it tho.. I love it as is! If I find one for the right price I’ll buy one

[Wes K]

Nice, that is a dream machine, and a real beauty.

[edisonphonoworks]

Nice Machine, worked on a couple of operas they sound beautiful!