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Hi. I'm looking to order a crank and escution for my Amberola 30, but I was just curious if all 30's take the same size crank, or if there are different sizes. Thanks!

-Shane

As far as I know they are all the same size, but the earlier ones had a polished wooden knob & the later ones were painted black.

Thanks for the info. Currently, I'm winding this machine using a socket wrench and a (wrong) thread-pitch hex head bolt. Ah well, what do you expect for spending 50 bucks at a local yard sale for a machine? The thing works and sounds great, but it is missing the gear cover, crank, crank escutcheon, the front grill, the top grill, and the lid latch. I'm just trying to get this thing to where it is functional, but missing some cosmetic parts, and I'll sell it that way. Might make a good machine for somebody who wants something just to play cylinders.