jonboy55
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Yesterday I picked up a 1963 Fisher President VIII 8000 Console. It is in the Modern Cabinet.
It was a long journey to pick it up. From New York it was a round trip of 2200 miles. I left New York Friday morning at 8:30am and returned Sunday morning at 5:30am!
We drove through many thunderstorms during the trip and not far from tornato activity.
The console contains the R-200 tuner, 400-CX-2 preamp, and the SA-300-B amplifier, Miracord 10 turntable, and orginally came with a Ampex 1250 reel-to-reel. The Ampex was replaced with a Sony TC-560D solid state tape deck. The console came with the original Owners Manual. The console is untested. The cabinet has some stains on top and a very small piece of veneer missing from the front right. The stains will probably be fixed with a good cleaning.
A total of 35 tubes.
The amplifier has Amperex EL34 output tubes and 2 GZ34 rectifiers. The fuse on the preamp is blown.
To the left of the preamp is a speaker selection switch. To the right of the tuner is the automatic shut-off switch. The plate for the automatic shut-off switch is missing.
The console was included in the recent sale of a house and sold to me by the new owners. The original owner was a doctor (general surgeon) who died in 1984. The house was kept by his son.
There are 4 speakers on each side: 1 x 12" woofer, 2 x 5" mid-range, and 1 x 3 1/2" tweeter. Each set of speakers has a brilliance and presence control located on the back of the console.
The present owner apologized for all the dust in the back of the console! It looks as if someone had been "monkeying" around with the electronics due to some wires being disconnected. Hopefully nothing has been damaged.
The console must weigh approximately 350 pounds. When we picked it up it was carried out of the owners house by 4 "over 40" men. At my house I had 2 20 year olds carry it into the house without breaking a sweat!
The list price of this console was $2695 in 1963. We all know what that is worth in todays dollars. I paid a realistic price for the unit.
I won't be able to start working on this for a week or 2 but will post photos of the restoration process.
Sorry the photos aren't of better quality. The console is in a temporary place until I move the RCA Orthophonic into another area.
I must add that this would have never been possible without the help of TheRed1. He shared driving, lifting, and good conversation during the trip. THANK YOU CARTER!
It was a long journey to pick it up. From New York it was a round trip of 2200 miles. I left New York Friday morning at 8:30am and returned Sunday morning at 5:30am!
We drove through many thunderstorms during the trip and not far from tornato activity.
The console contains the R-200 tuner, 400-CX-2 preamp, and the SA-300-B amplifier, Miracord 10 turntable, and orginally came with a Ampex 1250 reel-to-reel. The Ampex was replaced with a Sony TC-560D solid state tape deck. The console came with the original Owners Manual. The console is untested. The cabinet has some stains on top and a very small piece of veneer missing from the front right. The stains will probably be fixed with a good cleaning.
A total of 35 tubes.
The amplifier has Amperex EL34 output tubes and 2 GZ34 rectifiers. The fuse on the preamp is blown.
To the left of the preamp is a speaker selection switch. To the right of the tuner is the automatic shut-off switch. The plate for the automatic shut-off switch is missing.
The console was included in the recent sale of a house and sold to me by the new owners. The original owner was a doctor (general surgeon) who died in 1984. The house was kept by his son.
There are 4 speakers on each side: 1 x 12" woofer, 2 x 5" mid-range, and 1 x 3 1/2" tweeter. Each set of speakers has a brilliance and presence control located on the back of the console.
The present owner apologized for all the dust in the back of the console! It looks as if someone had been "monkeying" around with the electronics due to some wires being disconnected. Hopefully nothing has been damaged.
The console must weigh approximately 350 pounds. When we picked it up it was carried out of the owners house by 4 "over 40" men. At my house I had 2 20 year olds carry it into the house without breaking a sweat!
The list price of this console was $2695 in 1963. We all know what that is worth in todays dollars. I paid a realistic price for the unit.
I won't be able to start working on this for a week or 2 but will post photos of the restoration process.
Sorry the photos aren't of better quality. The console is in a temporary place until I move the RCA Orthophonic into another area.
I must add that this would have never been possible without the help of TheRed1. He shared driving, lifting, and good conversation during the trip. THANK YOU CARTER!
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