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1956 Curtis Mathis Console, What to Do?

ajpanic

ajpanic

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I ended up with this 1956 Curtis Mathis Console in my garage (long story). I'm not sure what to do with it and am looking for suggestions. The faceplate on the receiver is all plastic, not a good sign, but it is a tube receiver. I haven't taken the receiver out so I cannot say what condition the tubes are in. It does not work when plugged in. I'm thinking the only thing worth saving would be those horn tweeters. Below are some pics of the unit, what would you do with it?

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I might consider keeping such an animal intact if it was in decent shape and I had room. I might gut the thing and replace the electronics with something better though. That turntable is none to hot looking, and honestly the reciever doesn't look all that special either. The speakers could be decent, you'd have to check the EIA code and give them a listen.
 
gadget73 said:
I might consider keeping such an animal intact if it was in decent shape and I had room. I might gut the thing and replace the electronics with something better though. That turntable is none to hot looking, and honestly the reciever doesn't look all that special either. The speakers could be decent, you'd have to check the EIA code and give them a listen.
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Thanks, but what is an EIA code and where would I find that?
 
Thats more likely a 1966 model I think cm started radio tv production maybe 1959?~ actually CM made their own speakers for a while don't know about the horns those look like 60's CM woofers though
or so speakers are nothing special . nice cabinet. saw one in the late 60's that was upgraded with Jensen speakers
Sherwood reciever and a better turntable turned out pretty good.
 
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Looks are similar to a Mid 60's FISHER Executive down to the Tambor doors. Take out the Garrard 3000 TT and trash it. Throw in a DUAL 1009 or 1019. Check the tubes on the receiver and replace with good if any are bad. Fire it up on a variac. Either keep the CM Chassis in there or replace it with a different good receiver. (a FISHER 500B/C or 800B/C comes to mind.). Find some Motorola Golden Voice (Jensens) Woofers out of a console and stick in there. (P-510's). That combo would give you a nice sounding custom console.

Larry
 
ajpanic said:
Thanks, but what is an EIA code and where would I find that?
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the EIA code is just a number indicating who made the part. Usually its a 3 digit code thats rubber-stamped on the speaker somewhere. Its often immediately followed with another 3 digit code to indicate week and month. I'm not much good at visually identifying speakers, so I'll defer to Frank on this one since he seems to be far more familiar with C-M than I am.
 
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