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Amberola I, III, and/or Opera instruction manuals?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:15 pm
by PeterF
Do such things exist? Was there one for the I-A, especially? Would love to
find digital copies of any of them. George Paul tells me his Amberola III arrived with only the detached front cover of its manual, so there's hope.
Re: Amberola I, III, and/or Opera instruction manuals?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:31 pm
by victorIIvictor
There was definitely an Opera **Owner's** manual, although I'm not sure that is what you are looking for. This company sells a nice reprint:
http://www.phonographs.org/store/index. ... =2a&page=2
Look for item L-122.
Best wishes, Mark
Re: Amberola I, III, and/or Opera instruction manuals?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:34 pm
by victorIIvictor
Actually, now that I think about it, illustrations from the Amberola 1A manual are reprinted in both Frow and Sefl, and Frow. They are reproduced much more clearly in the former book.
Re: Amberola I, III, and/or Opera instruction manuals?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:30 pm
by PeterF
The Frow Cylinder Companion book does indeed show a couple of Amberola I-A illustrations, but these are parts diagrams rather than instructions.
Does anyone know for certain whether there was a full-on instruction manual for the I-A?
And if anyone happens to have one, let's see if we can get some scans up on the internet, because they would be most interesting!
Re: Amberola I, III, and/or Opera instruction manuals?
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:00 am
by Valecnik
I've never seen one for a 1A or one specifically for 1B or III. There are reproductions available for the Opera. Given the expense of the 1A, B, & III and given that it's a bit of a trick to get those mechanisms in and out, it's surprising nothing was provided.
For what it's worth, there are manuals for the A150, 250, B & C series Diamond Discs, available and posted here. More evidence indicating there should have been something for the Amberolas.