[radiotvnut]

Here's a Califone "Continental" transcription record player/PA system from '59 that I recently obtained. This is a tube unit, using two 6AQ5's in PP, and uses a GE magnetic cartridge. It still works and sounds OK; but, the volume is weak and it will need a good going over before I trust it to use. As you can see, it has some capacitors under the chassis that have the potential to give trouble. This uses a speed control that is variable from below 16 rpm to above 78 rpm. This looks very similar to the one that was recently on an episode of "Rick's Butcherations", where Rick quoted the owner $1600 to restore it and ended up only charging the owner half. IMHO, the restoration was lousy and the whole thing looked staged.

This thing is not built as well as a Newcomb; but, I think it will be a decent unit.