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Post by jimm on Oct 3, 2013 15:38:51 GMT -5
Hello Everyone!
First I would like to thank all who helped me with my questions about out my Amberola 30. Without your help, it would be a decoration now instead of an entertainment center.
I'm almost done with the restore. One last thing is the lower storage cabinet. There are no drawers. Does anyone know where I may be able to find the hardware for the storage drawers (there were 4 of them). The rails that the drawers rested on are there, and I can go to a local cabinet maker to have quality drawers made, but I still need the hardware that rested on the rails. Fewer than 1 in 100 Amberola 30 buyers purchased the storage cabinet. I guess if they were going to spend the extra money for the storage cabinet, they would just as well buy the Model 50 or the Model 90. I've looked all over the internet and came up blank. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can put new hardware in but that wouldn't be a true restore and I want to keep it original.
I was also going to add a photo here but it's too big for an attachment... how do you guys post photos anyway? I can't get any of mine less than 3Mb in size.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Jim
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Post by jimm on Sept 12, 2013 6:51:47 GMT -5
Keith,
Thanks for responding. I'll give it a shot and see how it goes.
Again, thank you.
Jim
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Post by jimm on Sept 10, 2013 8:27:20 GMT -5
Heya!
I'm trying to share some music and post it to the Edison Boards, but I don't know how to make the files small enough to post. I've recorded a song (#3463) as an MP3 file with an MP3 player that records (and it sounds great), but it's 5.34MB in size (4 minute record). There has to be a way to make the file small enough to fit the 1MB limit. Since so many great folks helped me get my Amberola up and running again, I thought they might like to hear some of the music in my collection.
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer.
Jim
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Post by jimm on Sept 6, 2013 14:13:47 GMT -5
Hello!
Just a quick question. Did the Amberola Model 30 come with a grill cloth when it was new? Reading the other threads, I'm guessing it doesn't matter what color or type of cloth it may have been... or if that's erroneous, what was the original color and type fabric/design?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give.
Jimm
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Post by jimm on Sept 6, 2013 14:06:19 GMT -5
Well! That suggestion to lubricate the reproducer did the trick! Only the reproducer on my machine isn't hinged... there is a piece of flat spring steel where (I'm guessing) other reproducers are hinged. What needed oil was the stylus where the diamond chip is located. I oiled the pin that the stylus pivots on where it's connected to the (I'm guessing) diaphragm which amplifies the vibrations. She's playing without missing a beat now.
Thank you all for your assistance! Now I've decided to attempt to clean it up to "as new" condition as I can without ruining the original finishes. I've seen some pictures where there is some type of cloth on the grate in front of the horn (there is none on mine and it doesn't look like there had ever been anything glued to the back). Can anyone tell me if there was cloth in front (I think there probably may have been to prevent the entry of dust) and if so, where I can obtain new cloth?
Again, thanks to all!
Oh, and this cleared up another question I had... Since my reproducer is nickel-plated, it gives me a good idea as to when it was manufactured. Again, thanks!
Jimm
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Post by jimm on Sept 6, 2013 6:33:11 GMT -5
Ooookay....
Thank you all for the help. Now, the only thing I can think of that I need help with is what everything is officially named. While I can guess what the "reproducer" is, I'm not 100% sure. Is there someplace on the web or here in the message boards that has illustrations of what things are and what they are called? I freely admit I'm not the sharpest tack in the box and the Edison is too valuable to me to mess it up by removing the wrong thing. If there's a place where I can verify that what I think you're talking about is actually the part I need to work with, I'll be a lot more comfortable. Like I said, I've never had this thing apart.
Jimm
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Post by jimm on Sept 5, 2013 20:28:12 GMT -5
George P.,
Thank you for your quick response. Tomorrow I'll get started after I get some penetrating oil as I don't have any on hand.
Also, thank you for the nomenclature update 8^). It always helps when you call things what their name really is but I had no way of knowing the correct nomenclature for the parts. I appreciate your patience with this and the time you took to give me the mini-class.
One more quick question, however, before I get started.
Once I remove the mechanism from the cabinet, will I be able to get to the half-nut? As it is, it's resting about 1/8 inch above the feed screw in the manual moving position. You suggested firmly rubbing with a rag/paper towel. I don't think there's sufficient room there to get under it. And I don't want to do anything to damage or bend the spring that holds it in place. Also, I have high grade clock oil (we love wind-up clocks and have two dozen of them around the house). Will that be a good oil or should I definitely go with the Tri-Flow or a sewing machine oil?
Again, thank you so much for your help! I'll post to this thread again to let you know how things went.
Jimm
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Post by jimm on Sept 5, 2013 11:38:49 GMT -5
Hello -
I've had this record player for over 40 years and it's played reliably all that time providing much entertainment for the family. However, recently, it's been skipping. I know it's a 4 minute record player and the records I have are 4 minute records (and all of them are suddenly skipping). I thought the problem might be dust accumulation on the pawl that rests on the threaded rod that pulls the needle across the record and I cleaned both the pawl and the threaded rod but that didn't help. What I have noticed is that if I apply pressure against the run of the threaded rod (applying pressure in the opposite direction of travel of the needle on the bracket that rides on the straight rod in front of the cylinder) the record plays flawlessly again. I can't figure this one out. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I've never taken the mechanism out of the cabinet so it's never been properly cleaned or lubricated. I've figured out how to remove the two nuts and bolts on the right side of the machine and how to remove the crank handle, but it's still attached on the left side. I don't know how to release it on the left so that I can lift the mechanism out.
Again, any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Jim
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