Amber Listserv / What a find???
TOM BUCKLEY
tbuck22 at optonline.net
Wed May 7 18:41:42 EDT 2008
Thanks Hermann.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Info_BlueAmber
To: JOHN FUDALA ; TOM BUCKLEY ; The Edgars
Cc: amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
The picture is not bad at all, Tom,
it just depends on the quality of blue amber and on the angle how the light hits it, like the edgars say (by the way, a beautiful piece, too).
And John, whether a cab looks blue without the dark background depends on the density and inclusions it has. See the same cab on three different backgrounds on the pictures attached. Of course, the black brings out the color stronger than the white or the mahogany. And when polished blue amber is 100% clean and transparent (Chinese love it that way), the blue is much stronger on a dark background. See the beads in the picture at http://www.ambarazul.com/catalog/products_pictures/13beads_14mm_lg.jpg All pictures are take in natural daylight without any other ilumination.
The more inclusions, the better the color. If it is good blue quality, that is. But to get this, you have to live here and have your tentacles in the mines. Go there personally and pick from what they offer you. Don't trust anyone. If you only come a few times per year, they will sell you whatever is available at that given moment, and even cheat you out of you shirt. I've gone through this.
Now, if you want to see some blue in UV light, check www.blueamberinfo.com There are some pictures of blue amber under UV light.
Hermann
----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN FUDALA
To: TOM BUCKLEY
Cc: Info_BlueAmber ; amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
I'm sure the cabs wouldn't appear so blue without the black background in the picture..
In fact it would be interesting to see the photos on white background just for comparising.
Material with lots of fluorescence can stand a lot of exposure and Hermann has got the pick of what comes out of the mines, but generally speaking it is true, the smaller the window, the deeper the blue.
I myself like amber for its natural beauty. When it is cut, polished or worse, mounted in metal- it feels imprisoned;)))) Why, blue might be an exception here;))
Personally I have not seen blue Dominican amber under UV light, but even regular Dominican shines such a strong green- yellow fluorescence that for next Amberif there might be a permanent source of UV shining on the display.
This is the stuff to wear to a disco!
John
On 5/7/08, TOM BUCKLEY <tbuck22 at optonline.net> wrote:
Here goes. I fear that my photographic abilities do not live up to the beauty of the amber.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Info_BlueAmber
To: TOM BUCKLEY ; JOHN FUDALA ; amber at ambericawest.com
Cc: amber group
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Can you show us a picture?
Hermann
----- Original Message -----
From: TOM BUCKLEY
To: Info_BlueAmber ; JOHN FUDALA ; amber at ambericawest.com
Cc: amber group
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
I recently bought a piece of blue amber just so I could have a representative sample in my collection. I deliberately chose a piece with most of the matrix still intact. I think that having the blue polished section backed-up by and surrounded by stone definitely enhances the blue color and provides a nice contrast to its beauty.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Info_BlueAmber
To: JOHN FUDALA ; amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Oh, no, John, don't misunderstand me. Blue amber stays still beautiful after you cut is into cabs. It does not loose a bit. See pictures of some cabs we made ( in natural day light).
Shame I was not at Amberif. Should try next year. Wolfgang Weitschat and Kazimieras Mizgiris kept insisiting during their last visit here in the DR (see pic), but after Tucson and the shows in California we were shot. Wrong decision, I guess, and I envy you.
Hermann
----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN FUDALA
To: Info_BlueAmber; amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Ha ha ha! I knew it! I really thought you probably sold the stones...
Doug explained to the buyer the whole story about blue Dominican amber. He also mentioned that at retail level, one is looking at $10,000 worth of amber. Whatever that may mean;))) We had so much fun at Amberif!
John
On 5/5/08, Info_BlueAmber <info at blueamber.com> wrote:
Well, I just was wondering, because I sold it to a customer who took it to Poland. I recognize the stones.
It is true that the color depends much on the reflection since it is no solid color, but florescence. see www.blueamber.info . Even stones that look realy blue-blue are not as blue when they are polished. But: Take them to a dance club and see what long wave UV does to them. Hihi...
Hermann
----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN FUDALA
To: Info_BlueAmber
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Hi Hermann.
No, I do not know.
The jeweller that had them on a table has just bought the whole lot from someone. He would not say how much he paid. He also had no idea what blue amber is and that it will not be as blue if he polishes or cuts it into smaller pieces.
John
On 5/5/08, Info_BlueAmber <info at blueamber.com> wrote:
In Mexco and in China, they also make all kinds of fake inclusions. Here are some pictures of what they sell in China as "amber". ( Yiwu Kaixiang Industrial and Trade Co., Ltd.) A far cry....
By the way, John, do you know how much they were charging for the "blue amber eggs" at the Amberif, considering that Tammy thinks she has to win in the lottery ?
Hermann
----- Original Message -----
From: tamber12 at aol.com
To: peder.laursen at mvb.net ; amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Oh my gawd!!!! I'm laughing so hard at the "how do you know they are not real?" question!!!
Tammi
My goodness, what strange bird laid these??
They look like blue amber eggs!? Beautiful, I want one.? I'd have to win the lottery to buy one, I'm sure.
Tammi
-----Original Message-----
From: JOHN FUDALA <ambersafari at gmail.com>
To: amberlistserv <Amber at ambericawest.com>
Sent: Sat, 3 May 2008 6:21 pm
Subject: Amber Listserv / Amberif 2008
Guess what else I saw at Amberif this year?
Quite unexpectedly to be true!
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: tamber12 at aol.com
To: peder.laursen at mvb.net ; amber at ambericawest.com
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Oh my gawd!!!! I'm laughing so hard at the "how do you know they are not real?" question!!!
Tammi
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From: Peder Laursen <peder.laursen at mvb.net>
To: amber at ambericawest <amber at ambericawest.com>
Sent: Mon, 5 May 2008 9:25 am
Subject: Amber Listserv / What a find???
Just come from from Prague with these amazing fossils........No,no I did not buy them. Even they tried to tell me that they were real. I just laughed and after 5 minutes she said, how do you know that they are not real?
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