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ronrico

ronrico

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A few months ago the only Fisher gear that I had was a couple pair of XP-7s that I picked up cheap at a yard sale. About two months back someone locally had a 500t with wood case, a Dual 1019 with custom plinth and cover,and a pair of Sansui 2000s. All in vg condition from original owner.
A month later I stopped into my favorite used furniture store. I've gotten to know the owner fairly well and when he saw me come in, he told me he had something in the back that I might be interested in. He was right, I was interested in the 700t in near perfect condition.
A week ago I contacted a seller on CL that had a 450t. I was the second one to contact him, but when the first contact didn't follow thru he called me. Again near perfect condition with wood case. As a bonus it came with the wired remote control, owner's manual, service manual, the original receipt and warranty card.
That same day I stopped into the Habitat for Humanity store and there sits a Fisher Regent console in " not working" but other wise good over all condition. It has the 202 receiver and a BSR A24 tt.
I'll try to post some pics if anyone is interested.
'Ron'
 
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Oh Definately. The console 1st! Sounds like its at least a 70-71 model. It's not listed in the 69 catalog.

All of the receivers should have the BIG caps on the power supply and next to the amp replaced at minimum. That is their weakest point from my experience with the 2nd gen SS receivers.

Larry
 
Here's a few pics of the console. It appears to have been made Nov. 5 1970, based on a number stenciled on the inside of the cabinet. The tweets are CTS 3 1/2". The mids are Quam 5" (4 3/4" ?).The woofers are Fisher 10". I haven't pulled the receiver, but on the back it says 202. The name plate on the front says The Fisher then below it Regent.
I'll post more pics if anyone is interested.
'Ron'
 

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The 202 is probably an Emerson/Fisher with blue lit tuner. Those are pretty good. I suspect this may sound fairly nice.
 
The 202 was built in L.I. NY. Based on the date provided, the receiver for this console was made probably as early as Sept. 1970.
 
Ronrico, I like your '71 Regent. That was definitely one of the less atrocious cabinets from a period characterized by very heavy-handed styling. Here's the entry from the '71 catalog:

1971 Regent Contemporary (model R-495-W)

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larryderouin said:
The 202 was built in L.I. NY. Based on the date provided, the receiver for this console was made probably as early as Sept. 1970.
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I wonder where. I recently found a newspaper article dated Aug. 16, 1970 that identified 21-21 44th Drive as a brand new training facility for the First National City Bank of New York which officially opened, according to the article, "earlier this year (1970)." It appears that one of the first things that Emerson did after acquiring the Fisher Radio Corp. was to liquidate their production facilities in Long Island City.

I know that Emerson didn't move Fisher's production across the Hudson into their plant in Jersey City because its doors were shut forever in June 1970 - throwing 1,000 assembly line workers out of work. 1969-1972 was the period when the US electronics industry imploded, with National Union - Emerson's overlord - playing a leading role in moving production offshore. If Fishers were still being built in the US during this period, they were not being built at the old Fisher Plant No. 1 in Long Island City.
 
First off thanks for the responses to my post. AK sure is a great place!
Here are some more pics of said console. The tt is obvious, but the receiver remains a mystery.

Say Red what part of Va do you hail from? My guess is NOVA.

'Ron'
 

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The turntable looks kind of BSRish to me. Anyone else?
That receiver looks like I thought it would look.
Emerson was hands-off on early Fisher products. They even kept on some of the Fisher engineers. Stuff with Emerson input had to drop the "The" from The Fisher, making it Fisher.
This continues to look promising.
 
Larry,
How does the BSR in your Electra sound? Mine looks rather mid-fi at best. I also have a Dual 1009 that came from another Fisher console that someone hacked up to replace what ever electronics were originally there. The 1009 may not be period correct, but may sound better.
 
Hiya,

The 1009 may not be period correct, but WILL sound better.
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Fixed that for you.

Nice find on that console. Now all you need is another 10 of them or so and we will inoculate you into our club.

Frannie
 
ronrico said:
The tt is obvious, but the receiver remains a mystery.
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Your photo provides a pretty good clue: Made In Japan. Now the question is: By whom?

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Most of the 1971 receiver models appear to be carry-overs from the Avery Fisher days with two exceptions: the new, top-of-the-line, 4-channel model 701 and the entry-level model 202. Among the items I found in the Smithsonian's Fisher accession files was this newspaper article from 1971:

(Courtesy the Smithsonian Museum of American History)

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On the back of the 701 in the Smithsonian it is identified as: "Fisher Wide-Surround/701 AM-FM Four-Channel Stereo Receiver/120V AC 50-60Hz 320W, 380VA Max. (8Ω load)/Fisher Radio, N.Y." I don't believe that last bit necessarily means it was built in NY - that's just where Fisher's corporate offices were at the time (11-40 45th Rd. - that building was put on the market in Nov. '76 when Sanyo took over and moved Fisher Corp.'s headquarters out to Chatsworth, CA). I believe you only had to state where it was made if it was made outside the US.

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So it looks to me like 1971 was the year Fisher first began outsourcing production of its entry-level model(s) while still producing its upper echalon models somewhere in the US (Milroy, PA?). I have no idea what model was the cut-off for US production or how long this practice continued. What we need is a thread where folks with SS Fishers can post photos - nice clear ones like yours, Ron - of the backsides of their receivers to see what trends develop, model vs. country of origin.

I will also note that Ron's Japanese-made 202 is labeled - front and back - as The Fisher, while the aforementioned America-made 701 is labeled - front and back - just Fisher. Following Fisher's advertising throughout the early 70s yields similarly inconsistent use of the "THE".

ronrico said:
Say Red what part of Va do you hail from? My guess is NOVA.
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Your guess is good though my roots are in the Tidewater (Middle Neck).
 
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