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Anyone have a decent lid maybe from a parts machine? BrianWANTED: Lid For Amberola 30
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briankeith
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WANTED: Lid For Amberola 30
I am in need of a Amberola 30 oak lid - just picked up a clean working Amberola 30 which has no lid - go figure. Owner lost the lid 30 years ago. How can one loose a lid? Anyway, he sold it to me for parts but it works & sounds great, the case and grilles are in excellent condition, it just has no lid Anyone have a decent lid maybe from a parts machine? Brian
Anyone have a decent lid maybe from a parts machine? Brian-
FloridaClay
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Re: Amberola 30
If nothing pops up here Brain, try George Vollema at Great Lakes Antique Phonograph. He has a big stock of parts machines.
http://www.victroladoctor.com/
Clay
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Clay
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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HisMastersVoice
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Re: WANTED: Amberola 30
Please see the Yankee Trader posting guidelines. I have updated the title of this post for you to reflect the new format.
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52089
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Re: WANTED: Amberola 30
Amberola 30 lids are notorious for having their top plywood fall off or become delaminated. That's likely what happened with yours - the owner didn't want to look at an imperfect lid and tossed it. I recently got an early 30 with exposed speed control, and it's the first 30 I've seen "in the wild" in a long time that didn't need new veneer on the lid.
I suppose it's also possible that yours was once in the Babson(?) cabinet that was designed to turn a 30 (sans lid) into an upright with record storage, but that seems unlikely.
I suppose it's also possible that yours was once in the Babson(?) cabinet that was designed to turn a 30 (sans lid) into an upright with record storage, but that seems unlikely.