Maggie Claus shows up again

[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-Magnetic-Cartridge-Turntable-with-base-1970s_W0QQitemZ260260499230QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3283QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[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