Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:12 pm
(I take it that it needs a lot of work?)
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Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:13 pm
Very nice—I’m sure that I speak for a lot of us when I say that we’re looking forward to seeing photos of your success.
(I take it that it needs a lot of work?)
(I take it that it needs a lot of work?)
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:19 pm
A lot of work? 
This is >THE< most ambitious restoration I have ever taken on.
This is >THE< most ambitious restoration I have ever taken on.Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 5:34 am
I am John Maeder and I approve of this posting. LOL!
John M
John M
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 6:22 am
We know you can do it, Wyatt! You are the man for the job! Please tell the board the subtle -- and the not-so-subtle -- nuances of this restoration that make it such a challenge both technically and ethically, if you will. This is not a job for the dip-strip tank, is it?MicaMonster wrote:A lot of work?
John M
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:38 am
Yes! This will be so much fun to follow, GOOD LUCK!
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:12 am
MicaMonsterMeister,
I think we are all looking forward to see this beauty born again. Please get on with it. A good place to start would be with alot more "before" pictures. To use a term Zeppy probably can relate to, what is your "due date"?
Regards, Valecnik
I think we are all looking forward to see this beauty born again. Please get on with it. A good place to start would be with alot more "before" pictures. To use a term Zeppy probably can relate to, what is your "due date"?
Regards, Valecnik
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:24 am
"Number Two" has spent the last month at my house, and I took many photos of its unrestored state. Ten of those photos will appear in the next issue (June) of the Sound Box. This machine turned a 2-part article on early Amberolas into a 3-part...!
It's a fascinating machine; very prototypical.
George P.
It's a fascinating machine; very prototypical.
George P.
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:00 pm
This, Wyatt, is fascinating. Where has this poor beast been stored since 1910? (In a dungeon from the look of it.)
By the way I REALLY like the B A Rolfe transfers on your site. They are REALLY good both technically and musically. My Dad, as a kid, was fond of B A Rolfe: they had no Edison but they did listen to his broadcasts every week.
Jim
By the way I REALLY like the B A Rolfe transfers on your site. They are REALLY good both technically and musically. My Dad, as a kid, was fond of B A Rolfe: they had no Edison but they did listen to his broadcasts every week.
Jim
Re: Follow the restoration of Amberola 1-A, serial #2
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:15 am
You have some very interesting pictures on your site Wyatt. You also note there that the reproducer has a longer top tube which reaches into the horn elbow and it will ONLY work on THIS machine. Does it follow then that any other "regular" M or L will not work with this machine? It would be too short?
Also it appears that the horn elbow is a gold wash?
Also it appears that the horn elbow is a gold wash?