Vintage RCA V - 205 CONSOLE: (sort Of) AUTO 78 TURNTBLE W VASSOS TONEARM
Item History & Price
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RCA RADIO PART FOR SALEMODEL --- V-205
WE ARE SELLING THE FOLLOWING PART: THE LEGENDARY ART DECO DESIGNED AUTOMATIC 78 PRM TURNTABLE BY FAMED INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER --- JOHN VASSOS.THIS IS LIKE DISCOVERING THE HOLY GRAIL CUP & THEN FINDING OUT THAT TWO RUGBY TEAMS HAD BEEN USING IT FOR THEIR DRINKING CUP. THIS WONDERFUL TURNTABLE "KIND-OF" WORKS. MY TECH HAS HAD TWO SHOTS AT THIS THING AND STILL CANNOT GET ALL THE BUGS OUT. PLUS, HE WON'T LET ME BACK IN... THE SHOP WITH IT. HE SAYS IT'S GOING TO GIVE ME A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN .... SO IT'S TIME TO SELL IT AS IS.HERE'S THE WHOLE STORY. PROBLEM #1 --- SOMEONE REWIRED THE CARTRIDGE WITH A MODERN CARTRIDGE. THAT'S GREAT EXCEPT NOW THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TONE ARM AND THE RECORDS WILL ONLY ALLOW 3 OR 4 DISCS TO BE PLAYED AUTOMATICALLY.SECOND PROBLEM --- THE TONE ARM USUALLY GOES TO ABOUT THE 7" AREA. OUR TECH SAID THE PROBLEM IS IN THE LITTLE METAL STAND THAT TELLS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 12" & 10" RECORDS ... BUT EVEN WITH JAMMING SOMETHING INTO THE FRONT OF THAT STAND, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP. THE TONE ARM EITHER GOES TO 7 OR 10" DEPENDING ON HOW IT FEELS.THIRD PROBLEM: THIS TURNTABLE HAS ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT CHANGE CYCLES IN THE HISTORY OF THE PHONOGRAPH. IF EVERYONE HAD ONE OF THESE UNITS, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY 78'S LEFT. THE TWO TURNING POSTS GET JAMMED OFTEN AND WHEN THE DO WILL NOT ALLOW THE DISCS TO FALL. NOW YOU GET TO HELP OUT.PROBLEM 4: THE IDLE WHEEL IS NOISY.OUTSIDE OF THAT --- THE UNIT WORKS GREAT.
CONDITION: UNIT WORKS BUT WITH ENOUGH "ISSUES" TO DRIVE THE OWNER TO A SHRINK.
ALL PICTURES IN THE GALLERY SHOTS TAKEN DIRECTLY OF THE OBJECT FOR SALE. no reserve, Great Find!!We specialize in 16 & 35mm equipment & film. The 35mm equipment we handle is generally from the birth of the industry through the mid-1960s. We also deal in 78rpm records & machines. See our me page.Domestic shipping costs include insurance + delivery confirmations. Please complete payment arrangements within 5 days of winning. If you're bidding on additional items, please be courteous and let me know. I will combine invoices of items won over a 5-day period. I cannot combine shipping once original item has been paid. We DO NOT ship international packages as gifts or mark them as -0- value. Period.
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WE ARE SELLING THE FOLLOWING PART: THE LEGENDARY ART DECO DESIGNED AUTOMATIC 78 PRM TURNTABLE BY FAMED INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER --- JOHN VASSOS.THIS IS LIKE DISCOVERING THE HOLY GRAIL CUP & THEN FINDING OUT THAT TWO RUGBY TEAMS HAD BEEN USING IT FOR THEIR DRINKING CUP. THIS WONDERFUL TURNTABLE "KIND-OF" WORKS. MY TECH HAS HAD TWO SHOTS AT THIS THING AND STILL CANNOT GET ALL THE BUGS OUT. PLUS, HE WON'T LET ME BACK IN... THE SHOP WITH IT. HE SAYS IT'S GOING TO GIVE ME A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN .... SO IT'S TIME TO SELL IT AS IS.HERE'S THE WHOLE STORY. PROBLEM #1 --- SOMEONE REWIRED THE CARTRIDGE WITH A MODERN CARTRIDGE. THAT'S GREAT EXCEPT NOW THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TONE ARM AND THE RECORDS WILL ONLY ALLOW 3 OR 4 DISCS TO BE PLAYED AUTOMATICALLY.SECOND PROBLEM --- THE TONE ARM USUALLY GOES TO ABOUT THE 7" AREA. OUR TECH SAID THE PROBLEM IS IN THE LITTLE METAL STAND THAT TELLS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 12" & 10" RECORDS ... BUT EVEN WITH JAMMING SOMETHING INTO THE FRONT OF THAT STAND, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP. THE TONE ARM EITHER GOES TO 7 OR 10" DEPENDING ON HOW IT FEELS.THIRD PROBLEM: THIS TURNTABLE HAS ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT CHANGE CYCLES IN THE HISTORY OF THE PHONOGRAPH. IF EVERYONE HAD ONE OF THESE UNITS, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY 78'S LEFT. THE TWO TURNING POSTS GET JAMMED OFTEN AND WHEN THE DO WILL NOT ALLOW THE DISCS TO FALL. NOW YOU GET TO HELP OUT.PROBLEM 4: THE IDLE WHEEL IS NOISY.OUTSIDE OF THAT --- THE UNIT WORKS GREAT.
CONDITION: UNIT WORKS BUT WITH ENOUGH "ISSUES" TO DRIVE THE OWNER TO A SHRINK.
ALL PICTURES IN THE GALLERY SHOTS TAKEN DIRECTLY OF THE OBJECT FOR SALE. no reserve, Great Find!!We specialize in 16 & 35mm equipment & film. The 35mm equipment we handle is generally from the birth of the industry through the mid-1960s. We also deal in 78rpm records & machines. See our me page.Domestic shipping costs include insurance + delivery confirmations. Please complete payment arrangements within 5 days of winning. If you're bidding on additional items, please be courteous and let me know. I will combine invoices of items won over a 5-day period. I cannot combine shipping once original item has been paid. We DO NOT ship international packages as gifts or mark them as -0- value. Period.
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