Edison Amberola 1-A, Serial #2, finished demonstration

Demonstration of Amberola 1-A. Considered by many to be the most perfect acoustic cylinder phonograph, listen to how well it reproduces the human voice! No surface "hissssssssssss" like a 78rpm disc player! Just sound. "She's Dancing Her Heart Away", by Manuel Romain.

I put the Diamond-A reproducer on the machine, because it is better suited to play the Blue Amberol records. I also have the early version of the Model-L (fish-tail weight), for playing 4-minute black wax Amberols.

This phonograph is the earliest known internal-horn Edison machine.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Edison
• Amberola
• Phonograph

[ThomasAlva]

Yes, this has the "L" reproducer, BUT it is the "fish-tail" L, which was essentially of the same shape as a reproducer weight from a Model "H" 4-minute reproducer. Only the earliest examples had the fish-tail style weight.

[PhonoboyAD1984]

sounds very crisp and looks nice to boot

[victrolaman]

Wow, this one is so early, that is has the 4 minute L reproducer, rather then the M reproducer that came a little later and permitted the user to play both 2 minute wax or 4 minute wax Amberol cylinder records simply by flipping the cartridge to the correct side. What a great piece of recorded sound history.

[mrnocoward]

Lovely machine, everybit as good as an opera, but you have the avantage of closing the lid! Lovely piece, thanks for posting.

[gmmix]

This is the first recording I've heard on a 1-A. Neat machine!

[Lucius1958]

Serial number 2? That's quite a piece of history there!

I've seen pictures of some 1-A's, but not with gilding on the grille; is that an early feature?

[m134mr]

very very nice, This model also plays back 2 minute black wax cylinders also?

When I think of a 78rpm player, with those steel needles, that dig into the record, and this - the cylinder phonograph, is way superiorr - better fedilety and great sound, - great job on the restoration of this machine :) really nice

[chompo7]

sounds very good.cylinder recordings are something

i never got into but wish i had.