Maggie Claus shows up again

[jasonl]

And it's a big one!

 

[jasonl]

Front view

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[jasonl]

Money shot

Yes, that's Loretta Lynn peeping over the control panel :-D

 

[oldhouseman]

Details??

Where did you find this beauty? Solid wood cabinet? Everything working? Great find, how does it sound?

 

[whirlcool]

Boy Jason,
You hit it big with that one! Look at the excellent shape it's in! How does it sound?

 

[jasonl]

It sounds great (the radio at least). It's not as boomy as a tube unit but it has a nice warm sound to it.

I swapped the phono cartridge with a good one and cleaned the idlers but the motor and the center bearing needs oil so if I can find my little bottle of 3-in-1 I'll give it a drop or two and see if I can get the turntable spinning like it should. It changes and selects record sizes like it should so I left that part alone. I know some people have swapped out their ceramic cartridge for a magnetic cart and I'll like to find out how. The headshell on it isn't wide enough to accept a 1/2" mount but I bet a small P-mount cart (like an Ortofon) might able to get wiggled in that small space.

This was picked up with my Kenmore 800, Maytag A806, and GE at Mark's (lightedcontrols) warehouse.

 

[polkanut]

Jason,

That Maggie looks so at home against that faux brick, very 60's cool.

 

[jeffg]

Yes, very very cool. My folks had almost the exact same Magnavox, except with a TV in the middle.

I think I'd opt for another carpet color though.

 

[petek]

It's a beaut and looks like it just came out of the factory too. Are there side firing speakers in there?

 

[fonografmaniac]

tube sound!

can't wait to fix up my '58 maggie hifi console. here's a photo of the front-end.

 

[fonografmaniac]

record changer

 

[fonografmaniac]

insides

 

[jasonl]

Well, soon I will post pics of the house and you'll see why it has the faux brick thing. It was built in 79 and that's just right for me. Yeah, the first thing I thought when I saw that brick wall was... CONSOLE STEREO!

Yeah, I think they used that cabinet for the TV models as well (with opening center doors).

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Very Nice Jason!
Brent

 

[rickr]

Here's mine from 1965!!

Cool Magnavox Jason! Nothing says the 60's like French Provincial

Let me know if you can't get the motor figured out. Sometimes oiling won't do it. The motor still will run slow when it is cold. If that is the case, the oil must be baked into the bearings at a high temperature in an oven. I have done it a few times with success with my gas oven. Sounds weird, but thats what it takes to fix these Collaro's when they runs slow until they warm up. Let me know if just oiling does not fix it for you.

 

[frigilux]

Man, oh, man... What a great Magnavox, Jason. It's beautiful---and you just can't beat those changers. By the way, it's great to see you posting, again. We missed you!

Fonografmaniac--That is the exact Collaro changer I grew up with. It was awesome! Ours was in a blond console without the radio option. I loved the 45-rpm spindle. It never missed a drop or double-dropped 45's, unlike some other brands.

 

[jasonl]

Bake the motor!

Sheesh. Well will that work in an electric oven? What temp and how long? I need to get some oil and I"ll give it a try today. Just down into the motor, right? I'll do that and plays some records on it to see what it sounds like.

 

[rickr]

Just oil it first and see if that does the trick. If it still drags when the motor is cold, send the changer up to me and I will bake the oil into the motor bearings for you and send it back.

Very nice classic console Jason. The cabinet style looks a lot like mine.

 

[jasonl]

Rick, thanks for the help and the compliment. Yes, the French Foo-Foo design looks nice as a stereo.

 

[fonografmaniac]

1965 magnavox!

rickr, hears a 1965 magnavox console in action! i'm assuming yours has the same receiver and turntable like in this one and also 15" woofers, but a smaller cabinet.

 

[jasonl]

Maggie's voice can now be heard

I dropped some oil into the motor and gave the idlers another good alcohol wipe down and cleaning. Made sure there were no dry spots. I have a diamond needle in the cart and it sounds pretty good.

Youtube record vids to come...

 

[fonografmaniac]

magnetic cart in micromatic

j, i read you post about sticking a magnetic cart in your magnavox. well, it seems like it might be possible because i just saw a 1970's magnavox turntable with a magnetic cart install in it in place of the original ceramic cart. btw, i just restored a 1962 rca scholastic tube hifi school record player i picked up at a flea market for $15. i'll get it up on youtube asap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnavox-Magnet...oryZ3283QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[rickr]

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Jasonm you will need a preamp if you replace the existing ceramic cartridge with a magnetic though. Your volume would be very low without the preamp.

Hey Miguel, My changer is the newer style, like Jasons. I don't have a pixs of the inside, but here is the original recipt for the 65 Astro-Sonic.

 

[fonografmaniac]

i thought the newer style came out in 1966, but i guess could be wrong. i'm guess the old style changer was last produced in early or mid 1965. i'm guessing yours has the 12" platter instead of 10" platter like in my 1967 magnavox portable.

 

[rickr]

Yes, that is the changer it has, but with the tall control post of course. I do not know why it has this changer, but I guess it could be because it was manufactured and purchased in Fort Wayne, in the fall of 1965. My grandparents bought this stereo new, and to my knowledge it has always had the same changer.

 

[jasonl]

Miguel, OMG, that's a beautiful turntable. That's the newer one with the threee size positions in the gear. Very simple compared to the ones we have. I didn't dare take the changer apart except to get to the idlers and oil the motor.

 

[jasonl]

My console has the 11" platter. 12" lp's drop very softly onto the larger turntable. On the smaller one (like the small portable), it just goes SLAP! right down.

My bigger portable is JUST like yours only it has a radio.

 

[jasonl]

Like a showroom!

The big portable donated her cartridge and idler to the console and the little guy still works fine.

 

[fonografmaniac]

i have the original paper work and reciept for my '67 mag.

 

[fonografmaniac]

the reciept