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.