PYE Black Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQc7F_NksAYA time ago, I had a client bring in 2 Black Box amplifiers. Unusual to be seen here in Spain. Then, another customer drove a long way with his PYE to be ...
Radiogram Restorations
My trusted McMurdo 15-17
Well we may be upset that England was beaten by Italy, but the failure of my trusty McMurdo 15-17 radiogram trumps that lot. You can imagine the heart sinking feeling when I went to play a few 45s, ...
Philips Disc Jockey Major AG2121
I was watching the television set the other evening, of course in black + white, 405 lines, whilst smoking my pipe and sipping on a glass of Mackeson Stout, there was a program “The Repair Shop”. ...
Pilot record player, Collaro deck
A nice way to end a week. Customer came in with a late ‘50s Pilot record player. Wow I hear you all shouting. This player was sporting a Collaro RC 456 deck. Now Collaro decks were more expensive ...
Ferguson 1960s Stereo radiogram
This was about to go to the skip. Seemed a shame to see that happen, given the case was in top condition, not a scratch. So, I thought a restore would be a good project. Replace lots of nast Hunts ...
Blaupunkt
This is the best of the "Cocktail Cabinet" radiograms ever produced. Dating around 1956-1960, these sets were very popular with the West Indian community and other people with taste. These radiograms ...
McMurdo 15-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy6sB4SktZwThis is the Rolls Royce of the 1930s radiogram era. McMurdo was an American company and sets were made in the UK under licence by the British McMurdo Radio ...
Beau Decca 1947 radiogram
An interesting radiogram, coming onto the market during 1947. I acquired this from a junk shop in South London for the huge sum of 30 quid. With the valve line up this set has, I would have paid 10 ...
