Yeah! Edison was using up the old V cabinets by using 50 mechs . . . very interesting, seldom seen transitional machine! Of course, you were probably pleased by the agreeable price, too! John > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:58:29 -0800 > From: deedeeblais at yahoo.com > To: phono-l at oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola V Cabinet > > Sorry, but I don't have a spare Amberola V cabinet but > I have another story... On my way driving from Oregon > to Union at few year ago, I stopped at an antique shop > and found what appeared to be a typical Amberola V. I > opened the lid and was surprised to find an Amberola > 50 type mechanism cleanly and without modification > installed in the case. I closed the lid and quickly > came to an agreeable price with the dealer. When I > arrived at Union, I was talking to another collector > that made the drive. I told him of my find and he > said that he'd seen that same machine for the last > couple of trips. I smiled and thought to myself, > thanks for passing on it. Can you tell me why I was > so pleased? Jerry Blais > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org