post those consoles!!

[holmesuser01]

This is going to be something different!

[holmesuser01]

You know we are all hating you, with love, right now. We all want this thing.

That said, I can't wait to see it when you get it into your hands!!!

Bruce

[Electronic M]

Dang, you done real good!

[relaximus]

PIcked up this '58 Fisher C-800 Contemporary on Saturday. These pics were taken when I first unloaded it. I hadn't had a chance to clean it up yet and it's obvious the dial lights need to be replaced. Other than that, it works quite well and handily bests my '56 Fisher Custom Futura in sound quality.















Dave

[Electronic M]

Tubes tend to usually be good as found in most radios, and maybe just a tiny fraction bad in most TVs.......If you find a set in the wild with a large portion of the tubes bad then you may want to worry about the possibility that some calamity caused their destruction along with other parts.

To illustrate I have a Blauplunkt console from around that vintage that had the cord cut and most of the tubes blown......After replacing them it worked great except for the AM band which is dead....Someday I'll try and track the issue down, but most likely it got hit by lightning or a power surge while running on the AM band.

[relaximus]

Got the R-20 chassis of my Fisher C-800 cleaned up:

Before


After


Replaced the dial lamps:


Also got the turntable cleaned up, lubed and working perfectly:


Currently hooked up to my Rectilinear III's as I look for replacement grill cloth:


Dave

[relaximus]

Well, it got delivered today. I pulled the back off and was surprised to see Jensen speakers inside. The amp chassis looks to be mounted from underneath. This thing weighs more than 250lbs, so getting that chassis out should be fun. I haven't been able to find any dates codes yet. Did I mention just how cool the microphone is?

[relaximus]

Here's a better look at the turntable and the record-cutting head.





Dave

[relaximus]

This chassis must weigh 50lbs by itself. The tubes appear to be the original 4 GE 6L6G's and 2 5U4G's. I don't think I've ever encountered transformers quite this big.









Dave

[holmesuser01]

Yippie! I want one, too!!

[magnasonic66]

That's just too perfect for words. Are the Jensen speakers original to the set?

[relaximus]

Originally Posted by magnasonic66

That's just too perfect for words. Are the Jensen speakers original to the set?

As far as I know.

[relaximus]

What a testament to the pride and craftsmanship that Americans put into their work years ago. I thought I owned some pretty decent furniture/pieces, but this puts them all to shame. Here I am, some 70 years after this was made and with very little time and effort, it looks like this. No plywood, no MDF, no pressed-industrial-waste. Just good, clear American hardwood. And under the hood is just as robust if not more so. I truly can't imagine what it might cost to produce this today or if it would even be possible.











Dave

[Electronic M]

Wow, that is a lot of eye candy right there!

Holy crap, does that thing have a tuning eye in the changer compartment?

[relaximus]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

... Holy crap, does that thing have a tuning eye in the changer compartment?

That's used for the recording level when cutting a record.

Dave