GRUNDIG consoles reign supreme.....! They are absolutely gorgeous and I recall that magnificent rich, lush sound. Nothing, not even component hi fi can play a record & sound that good! I wish I could afford one.....

@TYSAFLIPPINFOOL

5 ай бұрын

got one for free yesterday 😅

Hi JMusic, Watched the whole restore Parts 1&2, very good, thanks. We had one in the 60's growing up and we played that thing until the cows came home. It was fun, but when we moved, I imagine it was left with all the junk for the dump. The exposed lines on the bottom, not good, put it in an electrical box, so an inquisitive youngster poking around does not get electrocuted. Your vids are very nice and to the point, good work getting it back to working, and btw, nice touch w/ the lighting.

You probably already figured this out, but the tape player won't energize until you turn the lever on the right to one side or the other. The turntable you have to lift the tone arm and push it a little bit to the record before it turns on I believe.

Resisters and capacitors oh my. Good video

That Grundig GW-11 record changer is very difficult to restore. It was built by Staar / Stare in Belgium. Grundig only used that record changer for a year or two.

got one given to me yesterday i’m pumped

This is real nice, and great restoration project!

My grandparents had one of these for years, also in their pool room in Florida for years, we used to play pool all night, and listen to the rock radio in Ocala or Orlando on it. I recall theirs had a full shortwave radio as well as AM/FM. I don't think theirs had the reel to reel player.

This is very cool! I have a Grundig KS 752 U Solid State Console. Not as nice a machine as the majestic for sure, but still very cool. It’s from about 1968 I believe. The speakers work really well. I took out the old turntable, which was crappy and replaced it with a Dual 1228. Attached a modern preamp, and it’s a great stereo system. The radio radio was working, and then the string or wire or belts that is connected to the tuning knob, broke or fell off. I want to get in there and fix it, but I don’t have much of an idea about what I would be doing and wouldn’t want to ruin anything. Don’t suppose you’re in Southern California, are you? I live in Los Angeles. I’d love to get the tuner fixed. And, probably couldn’t hurt to have someone look at the insides and see if anything needs to be replaced or cleaned. Though, as I said, the speakers and, by association, I suppose, the amplifier, work great. Anyhow, if you had any suggestions, I’d be open to them. And if you’re not in Southern California, if you know anybody who is that works on these things…

@JoyeMusiccom

6 ай бұрын

Neat! I'm in WA state, so very far from SoCal! Quite possible that a wire broke, or sometimes the spring just gets old and loose (need to put a tighter spring in) or sometime you just need to oil the little wheels. If I was you, I'd just take it apart and see what you can observe. If the wire's intact, but you see a wheel not turning, then it just needs oil probably. After oil, if the wire still slips, then the spring lost its springiness and needs to be tightened or replaced.

Looking for this my parents had when I was a child

Reel to Reel player is Model "TM60". Round knob on left hand side is "Record" button, turning it and then pressing selects "superimpose". (you have to press "play" as well). Three switches on front right with symbols are record inputs - "Phono", diode" (used for connection to tuner-amp chassis if I am not mistaken) and "Micro(phone)". There should be an extra box on a cord connected to the tape recorder with three sockets on it - these are for microphone connections. The thing is full of old wax and paper capacitors that will have to be replaced if you ever want it to work. It is also only a 2 track stereo model - ignore the label. The 4 track stereo version was the (very rare) TM64.

@JoyeMusiccom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info! Someone actually sent me a scan of the TM 60 manual, which helped a lot. I still don't know why the roller won't pinch the tape and pull it, though. Mechanically, I couldn't find anything that would allow the roller to get close enough to the capstan to pinch the tape, that's why I guessed it might be bent or something. It doesn't look bent, though. Maybe some kid put a popsicle stick through it and bent it uniformly.

@robertball2741

Жыл бұрын

@@JoyeMusiccom There is also a solenoid that pulls the pinch roller in, though you probably have noticed that already. It is a pretty complex machine but can be made to work well, but will need a lot of time and effort - and capacitors since most including all the wax and paper ones, and the ones that look like (black) boiled sweets or candy - will need to be replaced.

@JoyeMusiccom

Жыл бұрын

@@robertball2741 Yep got the solenoid to work, but still too much gap to pinch.

This unit has a turntable not a record player. It was normal to close the lids after a record was placed on the turntable to play. Now with that switch you added the unit would shut off after closing the lid. Thats why it was not there from Grundig.

@KDoyle4

4 ай бұрын

It is a "record changer" or "plattenwechsler" in German.

What is the price for these second hand usually??

fitting a lid switch and bluetooth is hardly a refurb .there is quite a bit of work needed on that thing before even plugging it in

@JoyeMusiccom

Жыл бұрын

Here are two big videos on the reel player. That was a BEAST and it still doesn't work (but I have the manual now): kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6h3x9lyeJWrfNI.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4V5sNulgrCWoLg.html . I also recapped and cleaned contacts in the radio, tested tubes, and replaced the tuning eye, which was really weak. I'd love to spend more time on it, but I'm moving out of state and had to return it to the owner.