is this thing worth my time/effort?

nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
I've been offered what is described as the following:

A piece of furniture that plays records and has those "tubie thingies" from sometime in the 50s or 60s (or earlier) for free.

One catch- I have to pick it up and haul it out. Is it worth my time? They claim it works, but it's been stored in their attic for a number of years. If I take it, I pretty much have to keep it.... I doubt the trashman would appreciate having to haul it away (plus, once I have it (even if it doesn't work) I won't be able to part with it. I can't bear to think of stereo equipment being smashed to bits).

Worth my time???

nadams
Ludicrous gibs!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2003
    PS- If I don't take it, it gets trashed....

    nadams
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by nadams
    ...I can't bear to think of stereo equipment being smashed to bits).

    Worth my time???

    nadams
    Originally posted by nadams
    PS- If I don't take it, it gets trashed....

    nadams

    I think you just answered your own question.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2003
    Yeah what he said.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2003
    heh.... my mind is running circles around itself...

    I think I'm gonna stop in tomorrow afternoon and look at it... maybe test it out if I can, and make measurements to see if it'll fit in my car. They're friends, so I'm sure they'll give me the honest lowdown on why they stuck it up in an attic...

    nadams
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited April 2003
    That's the predecessor to the boombox, some of the later models included a 8 track.

    Can you say T-R-A-S-H? I thought so.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by nadams
    A piece of furniture that plays records and has those "tubie thingies" from sometime in the 50s or 60s (or earlier) for free. ...
    nadams

    What is it? Pics? More description? I think I know what we are talking about but F1s comment makes me think else.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited April 2003
    rs,

    What I meant was that it had multiple functions, turntable, radio, sometimes a tv set and possibly a 8 track, but it was in a piece of furniture called a console. Being a all-in-one kinda thing, I compared it to a boombox.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2003
    If working I think it would be a GREAT piece of history to own...
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • flason
    flason Posts: 278
    edited April 2003
    At one time Scott amps and tuners were placed in a cabinet or heavy piece of furniture. They didn't like the look of separates at the time. If that cluncky thing has a set of those in there, you will have some nice gear.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2003
    Take it. Sometimes you get a real gem. You can always remove the tube amplifier, take a pic of it and put on ebay. A lot of people want that stuff!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by madmax001
    Take it. Sometimes you get a real gem. You can always remove the tube amplifier, take a pic of it and put on ebay. A lot of people want that stuff!
    madmax

    I would surely purchase it!!!

    Keep me in mind.

    Thanks
    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2003
    Unfortunately, I got the word today that the guy wants to have an auctioneer look at it to tell him if it's worth anything before he gives it away. This is all hinging on what the auctioneer says, now. I have no idea if it's in working condition, but if it really has a tube amp, it's mine...

    The way this was described, it's basically a table. I've seen them before... the only way you can tell it's a stereo system is sometimes you can see the outline of 2 6x9s in the front. there's a false top that lifts up to reveal the actual components. I haven't gotten a chance to see this particular one, but my grandmother has one that I've seen before.

    My dad said that these things sometimes had some really nice stuff in them, as was stated before. IE- Garrard turntables, Scott amps, etc...

    nadams
    Ludicrous gibs!
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