suckolux
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Handsome console there.
Finally got my GE Stereo moved..
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vacbear58
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Hacker
Anthony
That Hacker looks like a handsome unit and in lovely order. Very much TOL for its time, your parents must have paid a fortune for it.
I have not the room for a radiogram, but have a Hacker "portable" unit - the quotes are there because it weighs a ton.
Anthony
That Hacker looks like a handsome unit and in lovely order. Very much TOL for its time, your parents must have paid a fortune for it.
I have not the room for a radiogram, but have a Hacker "portable" unit - the quotes are there because it weighs a ton.
vacbear58
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headshell
And a close up of the Hacker headshell
And a close up of the Hacker headshell
suckolux
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A fortune for sure! After the landlady died, her daughter and I were clearing drawers and closets and files. Found the receipt for her large console. $1000.00 in 1970 bucks. Our apts were 120 a month then, 650 now, so go figure!
suckolux
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Just as a note, her console still works! Good thing as it's piped throughout the house and even the back yard
hi vacbear
thats a Hacker gondolier gp42 i also have one mine is the other version with an autochanger i got it in 1973 for my 16th birthday it was to replace my old dansette that was a complete wreck it was like going from a reliant robin to a rolls royce they are built like tanks and are worth a lot of money these days so hang onto yours vintage audio is my other passion . the Hacker radiogram 200 cost 174 pounds back in 1968 not sure what that converts to .i can remember the contents of my muns china cabinet rattling when i played Dark Side Of The Moon and that was only at half volume
thats a Hacker gondolier gp42 i also have one mine is the other version with an autochanger i got it in 1973 for my 16th birthday it was to replace my old dansette that was a complete wreck it was like going from a reliant robin to a rolls royce they are built like tanks and are worth a lot of money these days so hang onto yours vintage audio is my other passion . the Hacker radiogram 200 cost 174 pounds back in 1968 not sure what that converts to .i can remember the contents of my muns china cabinet rattling when i played Dark Side Of The Moon and that was only at half volume
vacbear58
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Hacker Radiogram
Anthony,
£174 in 1968 would havbe bought both an English Electric Auto Washer and tumble drier together. An inflation calculator I have tried Says £2,557 in todays money, although I suspect in comparative terms it would probably be even more than that now
Al
Anthony,
£174 in 1968 would havbe bought both an English Electric Auto Washer and tumble drier together. An inflation calculator I have tried Says £2,557 in todays money, although I suspect in comparative terms it would probably be even more than that now
Al
Those Hacker record players remind me of the Califone and Newcomb ones used in schools.The school record players had single play manual TT's.
I love a good working Garrard changer,
I have a automatic laboratory series that use for my delicate 78's from the 40's. Since my Zenith Allegro has a BSR changer, i don't like using it for 78's that are delicate and brittle....The Garrard handles them with great care....thats the nice thing about them...But it always seems like there are so many that need idler wheels replaced, and causes the auto function to not work properly.
I have a automatic laboratory series that use for my delicate 78's from the 40's. Since my Zenith Allegro has a BSR changer, i don't like using it for 78's that are delicate and brittle....The Garrard handles them with great care....thats the nice thing about them...But it always seems like there are so many that need idler wheels replaced, and causes the auto function to not work properly.
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idler wheels
can be given a new lease of life just remove it then find a suitable bolt that will go through the hole in the centre put in the bolt and do up the nut then fit the end of the bolt into a drill [i use a dremmel ]switch on and just rub the wheel against some emery cloth or fine sand paper for a fiew seconds all this dose is remove the hardend outer edge revealing new rubber underneath it works every time unless the wheel is completely perished of course
can be given a new lease of life just remove it then find a suitable bolt that will go through the hole in the centre put in the bolt and do up the nut then fit the end of the bolt into a drill [i use a dremmel ]switch on and just rub the wheel against some emery cloth or fine sand paper for a fiew seconds all this dose is remove the hardend outer edge revealing new rubber underneath it works every time unless the wheel is completely perished of course
nycwriter
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David ...
$1,000 for a console stereo in 1970, in today's dollars, would be $5,832.29!!
Can you imagine paying nearly $6,000 for what was, at the time, a mass-produced mid-range stereo system??
On another note, I've found it interesting that with the proliferation of iPods, iPhones, and other mp3 devices -- particularly our computers -- the home "stereo" seems to have gone the way of the electric can opener. Interesting how most of the younger generation don't even have stereos -- they just have their personal portable devices.
I remember not too long ago when every teenager and young adult's MOST prized possession was his stereo!!
$1,000 for a console stereo in 1970, in today's dollars, would be $5,832.29!!
Can you imagine paying nearly $6,000 for what was, at the time, a mass-produced mid-range stereo system??
On another note, I've found it interesting that with the proliferation of iPods, iPhones, and other mp3 devices -- particularly our computers -- the home "stereo" seems to have gone the way of the electric can opener. Interesting how most of the younger generation don't even have stereos -- they just have their personal portable devices.
I remember not too long ago when every teenager and young adult's MOST prized possession was his stereo!!
suckolux
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Yes! Very true, but it was bought locally from the mom and pop store and installed, perhaps then even wired the house for it? Not sure. And yes very much remember the prize of having your own stereo,my first was a plastic GE in 68
i still have this
it was my 12th birthday present way back in 1970 and replaced my second hand dansette that was worn out it cost 65 pounds the first record to be played on it was David Bowie Space oddity its had lots of use over the years but it still works perfectly
it was my 12th birthday present way back in 1970 and replaced my second hand dansette that was worn out it cost 65 pounds the first record to be played on it was David Bowie Space oddity its had lots of use over the years but it still works perfectly
suckolux
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Nice
