It was funny at the time Ellesmere, I think she said "What!" very loudly, it was quite funny. It's too nice to dump which is what might have happened if I didn't buy it 🙂
The amount of effort you put into not only repairing these, but to become a “videographer”and publish these videos it’s really phenomenal and most appreciated. So in a sense, you’ve become an “influencer“ for vintage radios.
Haha, I'm not sure I'd call myself an influencer, but I enjoy sharing my passion for vintage radios. I enjoy doing the video editing as well and learning new features in the software. Thanks Neil 👍🙂
Hey David. Andrew Collins from Melbourne here. My mother got from my Grandmother a Kriesler Radio Gram with a bright green horizontal tuning eye between the Input and Output sockets. The valves were mounted under the rotary controls upside down which was not good for heat dissapation. It has electrostatic tweeters, not the usual standard type and the top end was incredible. It has a 3 way 6 element speaker system all magnavox. This was the most expensive of all the models in 1968. The power supply and rectifier valve are mounted to the bottom of the chassis. When I was in my teens, it started to hum a bit and the knobs area was drowned in booze. I removed the escutchien and went to radio parts to get pots and a new electrolytic for the stand alone power supply and other electrolytics for the rest of it. The valves were fine when I tested them at the local Mullard radio store. (I'm 63 now). I got back and went to work. Each pot was removed and a new one soldered in place. The pots were not cleanable with deoxit by the way. Mum looked at me working on the kitchen table and said "what's that"? I told her it was the guts from her radiogram. She was horrorfied. I hope you know what your doing. I said "no, its all guesswork". lol. While the work I did isn't up to your standard. I was pretty good at soldering. A man called Mr Ryan, one of my late fathers friends was a radio repair guy and he taught me everything I know. After I finished the work, I fitted it all back in after I cleaned a zillion years worth of dirt, dust and booze stains and held my breath as I switched it on. I used the radio to check it and everything was ok. I used my cassette deck to check the fidelity and those speakers powered by 10 watts Push/Pull per channel, it sounded loud and great. Unfortunately today, the valves are worn and the getters are white but the tweeters are the only reason I kept it because I've never seen electrostatic tweeters again except in Time Windows which needed Amcron power amps to drive them. I just wish you lived here or I lived in Queensland and I'd ship it to you. The turntable idler wheel has the compulsory flat spot and i can't find a new stylus to fit it. I got a pre-amp and ran my Technics SL1200 MK2 into the inputs. Those tweeters along with the 12 inch bass speakers and mid range speakers sounded better than some modern systems today. I don't need to sell it. The cabinet is a rich mahogany I think. The variable capacitor for AM is very scratchy but its 55 years old. Boy did it bring so much joy into our family. This type of gear is very desirable in America. On TH-cam there is this guy called "shango". He fixes roundie CRT televisions and he wont show his face because of privacy....fair enough. Sorry about the long post. Cheers!
Hello Andrew. It sounds like your Kriesler could be a 102 or 103. The 103 has the silver interior. They do sound magnificent, I have yet to pick one up. You did well servicing it even if it was scary for Mum. I did wonder about Shango but I don't think he is near the fires, I hope not. Thanks Andrew 🙂
If your idler wheel is beyond use, you could try a technique I've used to recover a few. I soak them for a few days in Penrite power steering fluid with leak stop. It returns the rubber to as new. I've fixed a lot of rubber and neoprene parts this way. Just clean it afterward with detergent and water. I have also used brake fluid with some materials, although it takes longer) Cheers.
I have no trouble following along on fixing the radios, but when you start working on the turntable mechanisms, I'm just amazed how you sort the operation out. All those levers and cams just befuddle me! Excellent work, as always!
Really enjoyed this, as well as an intelligent engineer you are also a fine videographer. I have had the dubious pleasure of watching highly rated videos worse than this. Thank you very much.
The most important part of this radiogram restore was the Garrard 1025 record changer clean, lube and adjustment. More folks out there have it than a Kriesler radio and phonograph radiogram. Couldn't even buy a Garrad turntable for 5.00 dollars itself anywhere! Great job David! Through its run from 1967 to 1974 it first came with a BSR UA15SS then your Garrard 1025 and finally the Garrard 1025T. Can wait to see what you will do to fix the particleboard tops situation as well. It may need new tops. Cheers David! Steve from Illlinois
Hi Steve. I like working on the record changers, the mechanical parts are more up my alley then the electronics. I wondered at first if the BSR had been replaced with a Garrard but I found my gram model fitted with the Garrard on-line so it was a factory fit. I'll have a go at the tops next video. Thanks Steve 🙂
A radiogram for a fiver! Well, not bad at all. And... a module to fit in part two that's not blue tooth? Now you're teasing us Mr D (ha ha). All the best mate.
I have a lot of respect for the BSR type units. Very simple design, very effective and easy to use for the casual record spinner. It was a huge marketing success, and I know I had a lot of fun with them as a kid, loading up 45's and watching them drop. It would probably make an audiophile cringe, but I like that it was so adaptable to play 78's to LP's, in the day when you just played records for fun and as a kid, you didn't think or worry about speed issues, or wow and flutter, counter weight, or even if the sound was coming out ear piercing through small speakers. Just the same, some of these units like in these furniture pieces can sound bloody good! Actually, some records that were poorly produced in the 50's and 60's actually sound better on some of these units than they do on modern day equipment to me. I have a few 78 rpm records, that sound as good if not better than some of their 45 counterparts and they really shine on these units. Must be the 'analog' baby! and all the little imperfections that sound good on the ear. Vintage VooDoo! Thanks David for another great one! Rick
I haven't worked on a BSR player Rick, I think they are a similar design to this Garrard. Both were very popular at the time. I played a 78 on this unit the other day, a bit scratchy but not bad for an 70 year old record. Thanks Rick 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 78s were noisy even when brand new I think. I once found a stack of Soviet 78s that might never have been played because the centre holes are too small to fit onto the spindle. I very carefully enlarged one of the holes and played the record. Pretty decent but still much noisier than any vinyl.
Really good video David good info on garrad changer. Many years ago when i was 15 I actually made a radio gram include the wooden cabinet made from Tasmanian silky oak. The amplifier used 6BM8 triode pentodes. I bought the amplifier as a kit. I also bought the Garrad charger from a company in Sydney. I Salvaged a really good old valve radio . I remember I was so pleased with it in the finish. It was only 3+3 watts but with 10 inch dual cone speakers it was plenty loud enough for my father telling me to turn that bloodily thing down. Your videos bring back so many memories to me I luv it. Thankyou David well done❤🤗
Hi Dave. Nice video as always. That turntable was certainly pretty gummed up! It's always so satisfying seeing these things working as they should. I'm intrigued by the mystery "secret module" that isn't bluetooth! What could it be??? I have a similar radiogram taking up an unreasonable amount of real estate in my shed. I got ripped off for mine - I think I paid $20 for it! Mine's an AWA but a very similar setup with a BSR changer. Anyway I'll have to fix it soon to get it out of the way! Thanks for another great video!
Hi Don, thank you. What could it be indeed, you will have to wait 😄 I would love to see you tackle your radiogram Don, I love these things, they drip with nostalgia for me. They sound like my teenage years. 20 bucks is a bit steep, you should have shopped around. Thanks Don, I'll check out your bromance video with Baz later today 👍😊
And another great video, you sorted out the few bugs in the radio grame. The restore of the turntable was very good. I can't wait until you start on the restoration of the cabinet.
Another great, sgart to a wonderfully inexpensive (cheap!) piece of nostalgia. Thanks for your hard work! Also, I do remember and used rotary phones and stereos like this in my youth!
Great vid, Dave. My parents bought one of these in 1970. It worked really well. I gave it a hiding with "Explosive Hits '73, '74, '75 & '76!" It was great to see one again. Cant wait for the next one!
Very nice unit for $5!! Great buy! Very nice work on the record player mechanism for sure. It always amazes me how back before computers and such, that humans could design such unique and complex, yet simple, mechanisms like these that worked so well.
Greetings from Israel! Thank you very much for the video. There is always a lot of useful information to take away!!!! I am waiting for the continuation!
These are a great unit. Bought one once years ago at a garage sale. It had sat in same spot in the house from when it was bought in 1970 at Norman Ross Fyshwick here in Canberra. Still worked, even the turntable. I have two of these.
Happy New Year to you! Nice one David and good to see the Rotogram again being used. I am, however, disappointed that Whitney was not used as the 'go to' test record. You can never scratch a Whitney record enough 🤣Keep up the good work, I look forward to a post on a Friday! All the best from West Sussex.
Happy New Year Martin. Haha... I didn't drag out Whitney for a bit of a scratch up on this one, she is reserved for really bad record players. Thanks Martin in Sussex 🙂
Hi David, I was a little surprised you did not comment on the very poor sinewave you had shown on the alignment. I don't know if it was radio distortion or from the audio amplifier. I appreciate it's not HiFi but I was quite surprised it was so poor. I bet that would measure about 10% and would be quite audible I watch all your output and appreciate your skill and presentation.
Hi Michael. Oh, I wasn't going for a good sine wave, I just set it to the minimum to get a signal on the scope. The sine wave may be a consequence of the poor input more than the output. Having said that, the distortion is documented at 10% by the manufacturer. Thanks Michael 👍
I think that distortion is due to having only one output valve per channel. The slope of a valve is not fully liniar. You need two (push-pull) to get rid of that.
@ I'm not sure I can agree with you on that. In years gone by I have built many low power single ended amplifiers with about a 2/3 watt output. I found they do clip equally top and bottom, but this was not clipping, but in my humble opinion this very distorted in the lower part of the cycle. One of the worse I have seen.
@@MichaelBeeny I noticed the distortion on the oscilloscope too and came to the comments to see if anyone else had noticed! I'd be curious where the issue was coming from in this design, but if it's spec'ed at 10%, I guess that's just how it's supposed to work.
@@MichaelBeeny You might be right on that, I can't beat experience, but could it be about how far you drive that main stage ? The specs of 10% tells you something. On the other hand, if you look at exactly 15:46, adjusting the padder made (in my opinion) the distortion change significantly, it shifted the pointy side of the sine to the other side.
Thanks, Dave, and happy new year to you and yours. Nice review on turntable clean up and all the little tweaks here and there. I think you are right about less oil/grease being better...as long as it's clean and spins freely, it's good to go. Cheers!
Yup ! Another great start to my day, thanks Dave, this was fascinating and went so fast I couldn't believe it had been going on for 35 min. It looks so easy for you it's hard not to see the airplane engineer at work here. I'm really eager to see how you are going to resuscitate those speakers, they look pretty bad and oh the wood too. The next episodes are sure going to be interesting, I'll be there as always coffee in hand ready to learn. Have a great day mate.
Hello Raymond, thank you. This video went a little longer than I like. The speakers are going to be a problem, the bugs have eaten away at the edges, too hard to patch up successfully without affecting the bass. I'll have to see what I can do with them. Take care 👍😊
Gday Dave - been watching Don and Baz for quite awhile and heard some one mention your name - so here I am !! Great video mate going to go through some of your old ones to catch up - cheers from Tassy mate - Mark
Thanks Dave. I wish I had room to work on those larger units. But at least I can look over your shoulder as you do. As always, the way you edit your videos is superb. How about a video on how you produce your videos? I bet most people have no idea what all goes into that. Time and equipment wise.🙂
Hello OIE. The radiograms take up some room, I have four here, my Grundig, which I use, this one and two waiting to be repaired. Haha... I never thought to do a video on doing my videos. I'll put some thought into it, thanks 🙂
HI Dave. Memories !!!! We Had the 65-66 model which I thrashed " A Hard Days Night," My first Beatles Album. Nice to see again. They had a great sound. Looking forward to the next installment. Take Care.
Hi Phill, What teenager didn't sit in front of the gram with a stack of records piled up on the carpet back then. Good times. Thanks Phill, take care 😊
Wow Friday night DJ Dave!🥳🥳 Nice radiogram mate, will look a treat when your finished. Thanks for taking the time to save these often neglected pieces of Australian culture. Hope you can enjoy a beer on Australia day mate.
Haha... yes, I like to spin a few disks on Friday nights. I might have a beer on Australia Day, zero alcohol these days unfortunately 😕 Thanks Anthony.
Five Bucks! I probably would have rescued it as well. Great video and HNY Dave. Not sure why but for some reason I always thought this model was solid state and considered odd they only had one pair of full range speakers. Guessing it has spent some time in shed or something for the grease to turn into superglue like that..... WOW. Buying you a coffee for the "Rotogram 3000" simply brilliant. 😀
Thanks Robbi and HNY to you. We were slow going to transistors. There seemed to be a reluctance by the public I'm told. When I bought it I thought it would be a transistor model. Thanks for the coffee 👍😊
Some of the the later Kriesler Multisonics had 6GW8s (triode-pentodes) in push-pull, electrostatic speakers, and a built-in tape recorder. My Aunty had a Multisonic in the 60s, don't know which model it was, but records played on it sounded really great.
From what I learned, there were three levels of radiogram. Mine is the base model, there was a better one and a top tier one as well. The two better grams had the 6GW8s in push-pull, the top model had two midrange speakers in addition to the woofer and electrostatic speakers while the middle of the range only had one midrange. The top one had a better looking cabinet. The type your Aunty had, sound so much better than this base model. Thanks Rod 🙂
I always find that watching an automatic changer is fascinating, particularly a smooth operating one like the Garrard. We had a Multisonic model 11-95 in the mid 60s with push buttons and it seemed so modern (I did some research during your video!). It sounded very rich too. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for this one. 😊👍
Hello Pauline. They are a masterpiece in design, so many elements it needs to check. Your 11-95 had three speakers a side, they do sound nice. Thanks Pauline 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Always enjoy your content. The 11-95 is a very fond memory. I think my father got it when my parents divorced. Ours was a 'Diamond Hi-Fi' with a little blue diamante set into the control bezel, I think it signified a diamond stylus. So fancy!
That was some great work on that record player. those really mechanical things I have a hard time with I did repair the phonograph I have here that Goes with my stereo amp and graphic equalizer but that was quite a few years ago. The radio even played with no hum well go figure. You can't go wrong for $5. Thanks for the video always good to see you work.
Hi Larry. Mechanical things were my bread and butter, good fun playing with them. My wife was still tut tutting me as I loaded it into the car 😄 Thank Larry.
My pleasure Michael, thank you for watching. I looked up the SP25, it is a similar deck stripped of the auto play. I use manual play most of the time anyway 🙂
If the stations don't line up(8:27) it's mainly because this set was built at the time when AM station frequencies were spaced 10Khz apart, but when 2WS-Western Sydney came on air in 1979 or so, it coincided with the narrowing of the spacing to 9Khz.
For alignment purposes, the stations are in the correct locations. As for tuning the radio, the stations will be out. ABC Brisbane is 612kHz so it should have been just to the right of the 600kHz 7ZL marking on the dial 🙂
Henry Mancini's music Marlboro country theme, how could everyone not smoke at that time with that music in the advertising? See you later, I'm going to smoke! 😉
The rotogram3000, amazing!!! Love your videos Dave. When you were peaking up the alignment I wish you had commented regarding the asymmetry of the sine wave, ie what was causing that and why it does or doesn’t matter.
Thanks Peter. I'm not sure what you mean. The sine wave on the scope is the modulated 455 kHz AM signal being suppled from my signal generator to the grid of the 6AN7 mixer valve. When peaking the IF transformers I am only looking for the maximum deviation on the scope. I am not taking any measurements per se 🙂
I see, the shape of the sine wave. Yes it's pretty poor, the set has 10% harmonic distortion so it is not a good signal. I also didn't set it up for a clean signal, full volume and minimum input from the generator. It is the base model of the range of set on offer at the time.
Hi David. I enjoyed this entire video. $5 ?! (Hope the wife's Okay now). So much fun watching each section repaired properly, (even the knobs looked a lot better). As you stated, this was a base unit, but for the teenagers growing up during the Beatles era, this console was probably a well used entertainment station. I can't wait for the part two episode and the secret component...(did the professor leave you a surprise in the Gilligan's island radio?) Also, looking forward to the two speaker repairs, and how you choose to address the "timber" issues. BTW; Fantastic job on that turntable! -Chris
Hi Chris, thanks. I have the radiogram playing at the moment and it sounds just right for a low end stereo unit. As you say, it is more than adequate for the average family and the music at the time. My wife recovered quickly but was still tut-tutting as we loaded it into the car... and pretty much all the way home 🙄 This series will run to four parts, Cabinet next Friday and the mystery item is part 4, sorry 😕🙂
When you played the country song, I could taste the tar and nicotine we used to smell and taste when everyone seemed to smoke... I have always loved the old console radio/entertainment centers of the 50s and 60s, before the component age of stereo radio, especially when they had a TV as well! As far as grease on these old turntables, I like to replace it with a good synthetic grade rather than old soap based auto grease, otherwise, you are going to be doing this again, or someone else will consider it trash and it will end up in the landfill. But as far as oil, if it rotates, it should have a drop of synthetic oil that doesn't dry up. We have come a long way with lubricants for electronics! But my love of ham radio has made me build up my workbench and invest in some old ham gear which I am rebuilding and putting on the air! I already have some Kenwood ham gear on the air, but I am reaching back and restoring some Hallicrafters as well! Good luck with your endeavors!
I used a non drying lithium grease, it should last quite well. I don't oil any of the 'end of record' components anymore they work perfectly when dry. Thanks Jeffery 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 the tube radio Saga continues,dave,i thinking about adding a Bluetooth module to my nordmende Carmen 57,because this year, fm is switched off forever in my country of germany. What a shame, thousands of radios goes in the trash.(and what a waste of Ressources)
@@geoff825 they Sound not as good, as tube radios. That's for shure. And if some component fails,trash.the tubes in my radio are in sockets.pull out the old tube,and put in a New one. Perfect.
17.3k HI David hope youre well , apologi3s but I have to disagree with your wife !!! I love seeing you work on these things as it gives us a chance to see the ... multi talented you 😁 I look forward to part 2 ... 3 ..etc etc
Just saw this. That looks like 👍 a good radiogram for $5.00. The record player mechanism will need to be cleaned and regreased. Ya may need a new cartridge needle. I'm not sure if it's ceramic or magnetic. I hope ya don't need to fix the dial cord. The dial light should be easier. Good luck 👍, and maybe a couple beers 🍻. Your friend, Jeff.
Hello Dave, I enjoyed your video. That's an interesting Radiogram. Having lived in the US all my life, I had trouble dating this radiogram based upon US radiograms. In the US, all "Console Stereos", as they were called here, switched over from Valves to Transistor circuits in 1964 to 1966. Also, particle board did not appear in the super low cost radiograms until 1972. The output valve coupling capacitor value of 0.0022 uF, causes the low frequency response to cut off at 64 Hz in that amplifier and the 0.022uF; 6.4 Hz. The audio output transformer (not to mention the speakers) are the bass limiting factor so, either capacitor value would probably sound about the same. I overhauled a lot of those Garrard record changers in the mid 1970's when I worked in a TV repair shop. They are a "gutless wonder" but, work well considering the construction. You have the entry level model that uses the shaded pole motor. The higher quality level Garrard used a synchronous motor, causing the shaft speed to precisely match the line frequency.
Hi Bill, it sounds like we were behind the times with transistors and ahead on particle board. I wasn't worried about the capacitors but couldn't work out if it was deliberate or a mistake at the factory. As you said, those 8" drivers will be the limiting factor. I didn't think about the motors, thanks for the heads up. I agree, they are a basic deck but did the job intended and most people wouldn't know the difference between one deck and another, including me 😊 Thanks Bill.
@DavidTipton101 Thanks for your response Dave. Yes, the premium Garrard deck also included a heavier platter and improved tone arm that could track with light stylus pressure for use with a magnetic cartridge. These actually had superior frequency response to the Compact Disk Audio Format.
I've got an elderly Garrard Turntable ~component version of the Synchro Lab changer the spindle clip is lost, and is $20+. there it sits, dusty cooker style dust-cover.
This appears to be a really basic amplifier design, not just without push-pull output but also without negative feedback (hence the total harmonic distortion is likely around 8-10%). A single ended output can still deliver better fidelity than that, if it does have negative feedback, as from the speaker side of the output transformer or a special winding on the output transformer. A Magnavox high fidelity stereo phonograph that belonged to my aunt and that I fixed after inheriting it had single ended output with negative feedback. Hacking that in to this design would require more gain in the pre-amplifier circuit to make up for the negative feedback.
Yes it is pretty basic, it is the base model. The better models have all the features. I won't be doing any mods to the circuit, it works quite well even with it's limited features. Thanks Seeking 👍🙂
Tried to edit my last post but it rejected my edit for some reason. Anyhow thanks a million for the new video, I always learn something watching your shows, and I have always maintained that if we can learn at least one new thing every day, we keep our old and aging brains active and perhaps it can lead to a bit longer on this big blue marble doing our thing. I have been so interested in our new change of government that I haven't had a lot of time to check in with my TH-cam friends, also kind of worried about Shango but it seems the wild fires are away from where he lives in LA so hopefully he will get by through the horror that is taking LA out, well the wealthy folk in LA anyhow.
very good Dave. That looks like it might be from the early days of chipboard when that was the cheap alternative to teak, which was very popular at the time. That stuff can get a bit crispy if it's got wet and dried out again, so looking forward to the cabinet restore. unrelated, but can you point me in the right direction for the names of the components in the tuning mechanism. I know it is a capstan drive, but wondered if the pulleys have specific names. I'm making a spiralling drive for my wood lathe and don't want to sound like too much of an eejit when I describe it. Thanks.
This was made in the chipboard era, a boon for manufactures, not so good 50 years later after being moved into improper storage. The damage to the back of the lids is from scraping on the wall when the lid is opened. If it wasn't for that the finish would have been good. It will return to a nice unit once it's repaired. I have no idea what the real names of the tuning parts are. Capstan or tuning shaft, drive pully... Sorry I couldn't find much on line either. Thanks Dances 🙂
Hi Dave, another great restoration. Wasnt that song from the 70's and 80's Victoria Bitter commercial? You can get it riding You can get it sliding You can get it working a plough Matter of fact, I got it now A hard earned thirst needs a big cold beer. And a big cold beer, is Vic Haven't heard that ad in years
The brand-name should be pronounced "Kreesler" as in the spelling, K-r-i-e-s-l-e-r(German origin), if 'i' follows 'e' then 'i' is the dominant vowel. If 'e' follows 'i', then 'e' becomes the dominant vowel. This I know from having German language lessens in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have a reasonably good recall of what I've learned. That aside, this brand was one of the better makes, second only to AWA, in spite of using Philips components in its circuitry.
Nicely done. I just got a BSR changer to service and it is a very similar design to this one. I don't remember if you ever did the BSR though :) That one has also lots of hardened grease all over it, I managed to break it loose with WD-40 just to get it spinning, but I will do a full service on it when I get around. It was so bad the platter was completely frozen and very hard to turn even by hand
12:20 Does the "PS" mark stand for Pointer Set(ting)? 4:55 I'm still bowled over by all the capacitors and resistors flying everywhere, some with leads nearly touching others. I see a purplish wire acting as a kind of spine through the middle, what's that?
Hello Ed. I would guess it is something like that. Pointer Set sounds pretty good. Point to point wiring served well for many years. There is a purple wire, it's carrying one of the HT supplies from the power supply to the front end I think. Thanks Ed 🙂
I have an original Kriesler test LP that was supplied with these grams, or maybe just the high end ones. It still has copyright material on it, not all, but some. The music was recorded for the record and features sound moving from one side to the other but it is still copyrighted. I will up-load samples of the music to YT and see which songs get pinged 🙂
Hi David...that radio/phono would have been a good candidate for an EOL with fireworks on New Years Eve while playing "Those Fabulous Fifties " record album. 🧨🎇 I'd pay to see that....🤣
Forget it Buzz, I'm not blowing my 5 dollars like that 🙄 I played the Fabulous Fifties record, it was surprisingly good, I'm older than I think 😕 What happened to the wire recorder of yours?
@@DavidTipton101 hey David...I was just messing with you about the EOL. but if you bring that phono/radio player outside, I'm sure your wife would be happy to pour some gasoline on it and light a match . 🤣🤣.....I've been a a weird mood lately, and keep putting off working on the wire recorder... maybe I'm just getting too old for this?, but I hope to have a video up by the end of the month. cheers, you're the best.🍺🍺
Haha... I was messing with you Buzz, as if I would be worried about losing $5, if it were $10... that would be different 🤣 She might just do that 😄 You take it easy with the recorder, keeping Dickel in line is a full time job 👍🙂
beautiful job as always but I had a question when did Australia adopt FM stereo ? here in the states we had it since the late 50s early 60s and its kind of rare here to see a console with FM mono even my 59 Motorola has an FM stereo tuner
Hi Kenny. Australia only started FM broadcasts in the mid 70s and didn't get serious until 1980. We were a bit slow adopting it for some reason. Thanks Kenny 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 I have pondered this also and have a theory. (Only a theory) Australia has a good portion of the population living in the outback. FM would need extremely tall towers to reach them. AM would carry better to the scattered settlements. Just my guess. Nice job as usual David.
@@theradiomechanic9625 Hi Vern, I think that is why we still have AM radio, it can reach further than FM. There was a lot of hesitancy from the various federal governments at the time and even when FM was approved in 1975, licences were only given to government funded and community stations. It wasn't until 1980 that commercial radio stations were issued licences. Meanwhile, we the public were blissfully unaware of FM and were happy with AM. Colour TV only started in 1975 as well.
Hi Dave I have my fathers radio panosonic with sw and me with no power would you be interested in having a look at it for me I live across the pond in New Zealand and nobody wants to know about it Thanks and cheers mike
Hi Mike. I mainly do valve sets, I only dabble with transistor sets from time to time. There must be someone in NZ who can help. Drop Steve at The New Zealand Radio Project www.vintageradio.co.nz/about Or on the same website, look at LINKS to find other groups 🙂
What was the confused ferret all about? Love your vids, didn't know you could buy it on a.m. only radiogram. The Garrard turntable came with two spindles, there will be a clamp to put it beside the turntable. It was so you could use for single play or stack them up
The Ferret thought I said ferret antenna not ferrite antenna. I have both spindles but there was never a clip to hold the second spindle, hence it ended up inside the cabinet. I looked for a clip at the hardware but they had nothing small enough. FM was not available until 1975 in Australia. Thanks Leo 🙂
@DavidTipton101 ah ferret antenna :) I'm a ding bat for not noticing . Here it was only cheap radios that didn't have FM. Nice radiogram thou and always liked Garrard over bar. What's the audio output valve and are both channels on one valve?
Although your dearly beloved nearly fainted when you put your hand up, I'm glad the old Kriesler was saved from landfill.
Can't wait for part 2.
It was funny at the time Ellesmere, I think she said "What!" very loudly, it was quite funny. It's too nice to dump which is what might have happened if I didn't buy it 🙂
always great to watch, especially time machines. don't forget most people don't know how a rotary phone works but i'm disclosing my age.
Thanks Dave. I well remember rotary phone dials 😄
I started a career in telecommunications in 1975. I've installed/repaired/replaced more rotary dial phones than I care to remember.
Well worth the money. Console looks nice. Why don't you add features to upgrade it? You are really good in all fields. True Maker 👏👍
National Archives in the US put out a request for people who can still read cursive. Ah, the modern age!
The amount of effort you put into not only repairing these, but to become a “videographer”and publish these videos it’s really phenomenal and most appreciated.
So in a sense, you’ve become an “influencer“ for vintage radios.
Haha, I'm not sure I'd call myself an influencer, but I enjoy sharing my passion for vintage radios. I enjoy doing the video editing as well and learning new features in the software. Thanks Neil 👍🙂
Hey David. Andrew Collins from Melbourne here. My mother got from my Grandmother a Kriesler Radio Gram with a bright green horizontal tuning eye between the Input and Output sockets. The valves were mounted under the rotary controls upside down which was not good for heat dissapation. It has electrostatic tweeters, not the usual standard type and the top end was incredible. It has a 3 way 6 element speaker system all magnavox. This was the most expensive of all the models in 1968. The power supply and rectifier valve are mounted to the bottom of the chassis. When I was in my teens, it started to hum a bit and the knobs area was drowned in booze. I removed the escutchien and went to radio parts to get pots and a new electrolytic for the stand alone power supply and other electrolytics for the rest of it. The valves were fine when I tested them at the local Mullard radio store. (I'm 63 now). I got back and went to work. Each pot was removed and a new one soldered in place. The pots were not cleanable with deoxit by the way. Mum looked at me working on the kitchen table and said "what's that"? I told her it was the guts from her radiogram. She was horrorfied. I hope you know what your doing. I said "no, its all guesswork". lol. While the work I did isn't up to your standard. I was pretty good at soldering. A man called Mr Ryan, one of my late fathers friends was a radio repair guy and he taught me everything I know. After I finished the work, I fitted it all back in after I cleaned a zillion years worth of dirt, dust and booze stains and held my breath as I switched it on. I used the radio to check it and everything was ok. I used my cassette deck to check the fidelity and those speakers powered by 10 watts Push/Pull per channel, it sounded loud and great. Unfortunately today, the valves are worn and the getters are white but the tweeters are the only reason I kept it because I've never seen electrostatic tweeters again except in Time Windows which needed Amcron power amps to drive them. I just wish you lived here or I lived in Queensland and I'd ship it to you. The turntable idler wheel has the compulsory flat spot and i can't find a new stylus to fit it. I got a pre-amp and ran my Technics SL1200 MK2 into the inputs. Those tweeters along with the 12 inch bass speakers and mid range speakers sounded better than some modern systems today. I don't need to sell it. The cabinet is a rich mahogany I think. The variable capacitor for AM is very scratchy but its 55 years old. Boy did it bring so much joy into our family. This type of gear is very desirable in America. On TH-cam there is this guy called "shango". He fixes roundie CRT televisions and he wont show his face because of privacy....fair enough. Sorry about the long post. Cheers!
Hello Andrew. It sounds like your Kriesler could be a 102 or 103. The 103 has the silver interior. They do sound magnificent, I have yet to pick one up. You did well servicing it even if it was scary for Mum. I did wonder about Shango but I don't think he is near the fires, I hope not. Thanks Andrew 🙂
If your idler wheel is beyond use, you could try a technique I've used to recover a few. I soak them for a few days in Penrite power steering fluid with leak stop. It returns the rubber to as new. I've fixed a lot of rubber and neoprene parts this way. Just clean it afterward with detergent and water. I have also used brake fluid with some materials, although it takes longer)
Cheers.
I have no trouble following along on fixing the radios, but when you start working on the turntable mechanisms, I'm just amazed how you sort the operation out. All those levers and cams just befuddle me! Excellent work, as always!
Hi Charlie, it’s a bit of a puzzle at first but after doing a few they are pretty easy. Thanks Charlie 🙂
Really enjoyed this, as well as an intelligent engineer you are also a fine videographer. I have had the dubious pleasure of watching highly rated videos worse than this. Thank you very much.
Thanks Stephen. I enjoy the video part as well as the radios 🙂
The most important part of this radiogram restore was the Garrard 1025 record changer clean, lube and adjustment.
More folks out there have it than a Kriesler radio and phonograph radiogram. Couldn't even buy a Garrad turntable for
5.00 dollars itself anywhere! Great job David! Through its run from 1967 to 1974 it first came with a BSR UA15SS then
your Garrard 1025 and finally the Garrard 1025T. Can wait to see what you will do to fix the particleboard tops situation
as well. It may need new tops. Cheers David! Steve from Illlinois
Hi Steve. I like working on the record changers, the mechanical parts are more up my alley then the electronics. I wondered at first if the BSR had been replaced with a Garrard but I found my gram model fitted with the Garrard on-line so it was a factory fit. I'll have a go at the tops next video. Thanks Steve 🙂
Turntables are a mechanical monster that strikes fear into the hearts of men but you tamed that one. Looking forward to the next instalment.
They are pretty easy once you work them out. Thanks Ian 🙂
A radiogram for a fiver! Well, not bad at all. And... a module to fit in part two that's not blue tooth? Now you're teasing us Mr D (ha ha). All the best mate.
Hi Stephen, pretty good buy I thought. I won't fit the mystery module till part 4, sorry. Thanks Stephen 😊
I have a lot of respect for the BSR type units. Very simple design, very effective and easy to use for the casual record spinner. It was a huge marketing success, and I know I had a lot of fun with them as a kid, loading up 45's and watching them drop.
It would probably make an audiophile cringe, but I like that it was so adaptable to play 78's to LP's, in the day when you just played records for fun and as a kid, you didn't think or worry about speed issues, or wow and flutter, counter weight, or even if the sound was coming out ear piercing through small speakers. Just the same, some of these units like in these furniture pieces can sound bloody good! Actually, some records that were poorly produced in the 50's and 60's actually sound better on some of these units than they do on modern day equipment to me. I have a few 78 rpm records, that sound as good if not better than some of their 45 counterparts and they really shine on these units. Must be the 'analog' baby! and all the little imperfections that sound good on the ear. Vintage VooDoo! Thanks David for another great one! Rick
I haven't worked on a BSR player Rick, I think they are a similar design to this Garrard. Both were very popular at the time. I played a 78 on this unit the other day, a bit scratchy but not bad for an 70 year old record. Thanks Rick 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 78s were noisy even when brand new I think. I once found a stack of Soviet 78s that might never have been played because the centre holes are too small to fit onto the spindle. I very carefully enlarged one of the holes and played the record. Pretty decent but still much noisier than any vinyl.
Really good video David good info on garrad changer. Many years ago when i was 15 I actually made a radio gram include the wooden cabinet made from Tasmanian silky oak. The amplifier used 6BM8 triode pentodes. I bought the amplifier as a kit. I also bought the Garrad charger from a company in Sydney. I Salvaged a really good old valve radio . I remember I was so pleased with it in the finish. It was only 3+3 watts but with 10 inch dual cone speakers it was plenty loud enough for my father telling me to turn that bloodily thing down. Your videos bring back so many memories to me I luv it. Thankyou David well done❤🤗
That is a great story! You were very talented to create the radiogram from scratch and at only 15. Thanks Bruce 👍🙂
Excellent work, David, especially when it comes to "Domestic Diplomacy".
Haha... thanks Matambale 🤣
Excellent service! Can't wait for part 2!
Thank you Marty 🙂
Everybody needs a _'Rotogram3000'_ !!! Great Krirsler video David, cheers mate.
Haha... a must for every workshop 😄 Thanks Mark.
Hi Dave. Nice video as always. That turntable was certainly pretty gummed up! It's always so satisfying seeing these things working as they should.
I'm intrigued by the mystery "secret module" that isn't bluetooth! What could it be???
I have a similar radiogram taking up an unreasonable amount of real estate in my shed. I got ripped off for mine - I think I paid $20 for it! Mine's an AWA but a very similar setup with a BSR changer. Anyway I'll have to fix it soon to get it out of the way!
Thanks for another great video!
Hi Don, thank you. What could it be indeed, you will have to wait 😄 I would love to see you tackle your radiogram Don, I love these things, they drip with nostalgia for me. They sound like my teenage years. 20 bucks is a bit steep, you should have shopped around. Thanks Don, I'll check out your bromance video with Baz later today 👍😊
Couldn’t wait to watch your work. Thanks
Thanks DirtyDon 🙂
I'm addicted to fitting BBE modules into everything too. The improvements are universally amazing.
Sorry, I don't know what a BBE module is.
Great step by step tear down of the deck.
Thanks Terry, I actually skipped through it but there should be enough info there to help 🙂
Great video, David! I loved the shot of Laura Hope Crewes as Aunt Pittypat fainting in a scene from "Gone With the Wind!
I knew it was Laura Hope Crews, I didn't realise that it was from Gone With the Wind. Thanks George 🙂
As always great job. I am already ready for part 2
Thank you Ripley, I'm glad you are enjoying it👍🙂
Nice one. Still enjoying these radio adventures. The wife and I had been married a year or two before that antique was manufactured.
You must be coming up for 60 years married then Wayne. Thanks Wayne 🙂
@DavidTipton101 May 15 will be our 60th.
@@wayneshirey6999 Congratulations 🍾 50 for us in March.
@DavidTipton101 Enjoy. You may never have another 50th anniversary.
Wow that is one lucky radiogram! Would definitely have been thrown away. Can't wait for the cabinet restoration!
It was donated to the club, yes so otherwise the dump was the next call. Thanks hbhmhbhm 🙂
And another great video, you sorted out the few bugs in the radio grame. The restore of the turntable was very good. I can't wait until you start on the restoration of the cabinet.
Thanks Stephen. The cabinet next time 🙂
I love it that you had that involuntary bidding spasm at the auction Dave! I know the uncontrollable impulse well! 🙄😱🤣
Haha... is that what it's called Chris 😄 I'm glad I did, I really like this unit. Thanks 🙂
Thanks for the Friday feed Dave
My pleasure Paul, thank you 🙂
Great job as usual. I enjoyed the video very much. I hope your wife knows that in the world of radio repair you are a rockstar.😉
Thanks Jan. Haha... a Rockstar, I'll tell her 😄
Great work David sir thank you so much for the sharing this video sir ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Nath, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍🙂
Hi Dave its great to have you back m8 loved the video, regards Gez
Thanks Gez 🙂
Cant wait to see the cabinet restoration!
Next video Sterlin Silver 🙂
Excellent work, Dave, Can't wait to see the rest. Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing.
Thanks Brian, will do 🙂
Great video, loved the improvisation with the drill and sockets.
Thanks Nicolas 🙂
Witam serdecznie jak zawsze świetna naprawa, miło patrzeć jak przywraca Pan kolejną perełkę od zapomnienia pozdrawiam Tadeusz z Polski.
Dziękuję Tadeuszu z Polski 👋🙂
Another great, sgart to a wonderfully inexpensive (cheap!) piece of nostalgia. Thanks for your hard work! Also, I do remember and used rotary phones and stereos like this in my youth!
The minimum bid is $5 so I couldn't get it any cheaper. My pleasure, thanks David 🙂
Great vid, Dave. My parents bought one of these in 1970. It worked really well. I gave it a hiding with "Explosive Hits '73, '74, '75 & '76!" It was great to see one again. Cant wait for the next one!
Nice! I think I have one or two of those LPs, I'll see if I can dig them out. Thanks Adman 🙂
Thanks. Again, a video that serves as a lesson.
Thank you Mustafa 🙂
Very nice unit for $5!! Great buy! Very nice work on the record player mechanism for sure. It always amazes me how back before computers and such, that humans could design such unique and complex, yet simple, mechanisms like these that worked so well.
Hi Gregg. It would be a good unit for $10 I reckon 😊 The mechanism is ingenious, a mechanical computer no less. Thanks Gregg 👍🙂
Great stuff David. Everything so well explained.
Lynton
Thanks Lynton 🙂
Greetings from Israel! Thank you very much for the video. There is always a lot of useful information to take away!!!! I am waiting for the continuation!
Greetings Vladimir, thank you 🙂
Another fine video David. I particularly liked the detail with the record player.
Thanks Ian 🙂
These are a great unit. Bought one once years ago at a garage sale. It had sat in same spot in the house from when it was bought in 1970 at Norman Ross Fyshwick here in Canberra. Still worked, even the turntable. I have two of these.
You were lucky to get it before it sat in garage for 20 years GAPC1969 like mine. They are good units 🙂
Happy New Year to you! Nice one David and good to see the Rotogram again being used. I am, however, disappointed that Whitney was not used as the 'go to' test record. You can never scratch a Whitney record enough 🤣Keep up the good work, I look forward to a post on a Friday! All the best from West Sussex.
Happy New Year Martin. Haha... I didn't drag out Whitney for a bit of a scratch up on this one, she is reserved for really bad record players. Thanks Martin in Sussex 🙂
As usual job well done
Thanks Sheldon 🙂
Thanks David. I've got a similar in a Magnavox from the same era, this video gives me the confidence to give it a go. Really enjoyed this.
Good luck with your project Patrick. What can go wrong? 👍🙂
Hi David, I was a little surprised you did not comment on the very poor sinewave you had shown on the alignment. I don't know if it was radio distortion or from the audio amplifier. I appreciate it's not HiFi but I was quite surprised it was so poor. I bet that would measure about 10% and would be quite audible
I watch all your output and appreciate your skill and presentation.
Hi Michael. Oh, I wasn't going for a good sine wave, I just set it to the minimum to get a signal on the scope. The sine wave may be a consequence of the poor input more than the output. Having said that, the distortion is documented at 10% by the manufacturer. Thanks Michael 👍
I think that distortion is due to having only one output valve per channel. The slope of a valve is not fully liniar. You need two (push-pull) to get rid of that.
@ I'm not sure I can agree with you on that. In years gone by I have built many low power single ended amplifiers with about a 2/3 watt output. I found they do clip equally top and bottom, but this was not clipping, but in my humble opinion this very distorted in the lower part of the cycle. One of the worse I have seen.
@@MichaelBeeny I noticed the distortion on the oscilloscope too and came to the comments to see if anyone else had noticed! I'd be curious where the issue was coming from in this design, but if it's spec'ed at 10%, I guess that's just how it's supposed to work.
@@MichaelBeeny You might be right on that, I can't beat experience, but could it be about how far you drive that main stage ? The specs of 10% tells you something.
On the other hand, if you look at exactly 15:46, adjusting the padder made (in my opinion) the distortion change significantly, it shifted the pointy side of the sine to the other side.
Thanks, Dave, and happy new year to you and yours.
Nice review on turntable clean up and all the little tweaks here and there. I think you are right about less oil/grease being better...as long as it's clean and spins freely, it's good to go.
Cheers!
Hello Joseph, thank you. I agree, enough grease is all that is needed. I'm learning as I go here 👍😊
I swear I could smell those vinyl records in the beginning as you flipped through them. Such are memories. My parents had a similar unit in the 60s.
Haha... they do have a certain musty odour 😄 Thanks cmonkey63 🙂
Happy new year Dave, good to hear youre voice again!
Happy new year Ola. Thank you 🙂
What great video Dave and for a cheap record changer they work fairly well .
The record players work as well as intended and served well at the time. Thanks Richard 👍😊
very elegant mid century modern radiogram there David! and as usual great work....
Thanks Chris 🙂
Yup ! Another great start to my day, thanks Dave, this was fascinating and went so fast I couldn't believe it had been going on for 35 min. It looks so easy for you it's hard not to see the airplane engineer at work here. I'm really eager to see how you are going to resuscitate those speakers, they look pretty bad and oh the wood too. The next episodes are sure going to be interesting, I'll be there as always coffee in hand ready to learn. Have a great day mate.
Hello Raymond, thank you. This video went a little longer than I like. The speakers are going to be a problem, the bugs have eaten away at the edges, too hard to patch up successfully without affecting the bass. I'll have to see what I can do with them. Take care 👍😊
Gday Dave - been watching Don and Baz for quite awhile and heard some one mention your name - so here I am !! Great video mate going to go through some of your old ones to catch up - cheers from Tassy mate - Mark
G'day Mark. That's nice of Bas or Don, welcome. Thanks Mark in Tassie👍🙂
Thanks Dave. I wish I had room to work on those larger units. But at least I can look over your shoulder as you do.
As always, the way you edit your videos is superb. How about a video on how you produce your videos? I bet most people have no idea what all goes into that. Time and equipment wise.🙂
Hello OIE. The radiograms take up some room, I have four here, my Grundig, which I use, this one and two waiting to be repaired. Haha... I never thought to do a video on doing my videos. I'll put some thought into it, thanks 🙂
Hi David 👋 great work as usual
Thank you Haytham 👍🙂
HI Dave. Memories !!!! We Had the 65-66 model which I thrashed " A Hard Days Night," My first Beatles Album. Nice to see again. They had a great sound. Looking forward to the next installment. Take Care.
Hi Phill, What teenager didn't sit in front of the gram with a stack of records piled up on the carpet back then. Good times. Thanks Phill, take care 😊
Nice!
Thanks Paul 😊
Wow Friday night DJ Dave!🥳🥳 Nice radiogram mate, will look a treat when your finished. Thanks for taking the time to save these often neglected pieces of Australian culture. Hope you can enjoy a beer on Australia day mate.
Haha... yes, I like to spin a few disks on Friday nights. I might have a beer on Australia Day, zero alcohol these days unfortunately 😕 Thanks Anthony.
Five Bucks! I probably would have rescued it as well. Great video and HNY Dave. Not sure why but for some reason I always thought this model was solid state and considered odd they only had one pair of full range speakers. Guessing it has spent some time in shed or something for the grease to turn into superglue like that..... WOW. Buying you a coffee for the "Rotogram 3000" simply brilliant. 😀
Thanks Robbi and HNY to you. We were slow going to transistors. There seemed to be a reluctance by the public I'm told. When I bought it I thought it would be a transistor model. Thanks for the coffee 👍😊
Some of the the later Kriesler Multisonics had 6GW8s (triode-pentodes) in push-pull, electrostatic speakers, and a built-in tape recorder. My Aunty had a Multisonic in the 60s, don't know which model it was, but records played on it sounded really great.
From what I learned, there were three levels of radiogram. Mine is the base model, there was a better one and a top tier one as well. The two better grams had the 6GW8s in push-pull, the top model had two midrange speakers in addition to the woofer and electrostatic speakers while the middle of the range only had one midrange. The top one had a better looking cabinet. The type your Aunty had, sound so much better than this base model. Thanks Rod 🙂
Well done Dave, loved the micro surgery 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Mike 😊
I always find that watching an automatic changer is fascinating, particularly a smooth operating one like the Garrard. We had a Multisonic model 11-95 in the mid 60s with push buttons and it seemed so modern (I did some research during your video!). It sounded very rich too. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for this one. 😊👍
Hello Pauline. They are a masterpiece in design, so many elements it needs to check. Your 11-95 had three speakers a side, they do sound nice. Thanks Pauline 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Always enjoy your content. The 11-95 is a very fond memory. I think my father got it when my parents divorced. Ours was a 'Diamond Hi-Fi' with a little blue diamante set into the control bezel, I think it signified a diamond stylus. So fancy!
That was some great work on that record player. those really mechanical things I have a hard time with I did repair the phonograph I have here that Goes with my stereo amp and graphic equalizer but that was quite a few years ago. The radio even played with no hum well go figure. You can't go wrong for $5. Thanks for the video always good to see you work.
Hi Larry. Mechanical things were my bread and butter, good fun playing with them. My wife was still tut tutting me as I loaded it into the car 😄 Thank Larry.
Top draw David as usual. Well done.👍
Thank you Clive 🙂
Happy new year 🎉
Happy New Year Shannon, thanks for watching 👍🙂
Already waiting for Part 2 :)😅
Haha... thanks dogribmoon 😄
Nice looking cabinet.
Thanks Chris. I was in two minds at first but it restored now and I love it 🙂
Going well so far. Can't wait to see what the mystery module is as it's not Bluetooth, wondering if it's a wireless connectivity module?
Thanks Radio-Ged. I don't know what that is but no 🙂
Thanks for that video, David.. yes I did enjoy that. I once had a Garrard SP 25 which I think is the non auto version.
My pleasure Michael, thank you for watching. I looked up the SP25, it is a similar deck stripped of the auto play. I use manual play most of the time anyway 🙂
purfick Dave, as always a pleasure to watch
Thanks George 🙂
If the stations don't line up(8:27) it's mainly because this set was built at the time when AM station frequencies were spaced 10Khz apart, but when 2WS-Western Sydney came on air in 1979 or so, it coincided with the narrowing of the spacing to 9Khz.
For alignment purposes, the stations are in the correct locations. As for tuning the radio, the stations will be out. ABC Brisbane is 612kHz so it should have been just to the right of the 600kHz 7ZL marking on the dial 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 I think the shift was to squeeze a few more stations into the 535-1605Khz MW band.
@@neilforbes416 The AM frequency band in Australia is 526.5-1606.5 kHz. Some stations operate commercially on 1611, 1620, and 1629 kHz.
Marty Robbins! " El Paso"! Love that song!
It's a good LP Patrick. I like "A white Sports Coat" as well. Thanks Patrick 🙂
"Noticeable gasp" - been there!
🤣🤣🤣
Henry Mancini's music Marlboro country theme, how could everyone not smoke at that time with that music in the advertising? See you later, I'm going to smoke! 😉
The rotogram3000, amazing!!!
Love your videos Dave.
When you were peaking up the alignment I wish you had commented regarding the asymmetry of the sine wave, ie what was causing that and why it does or doesn’t matter.
Thanks Peter. I'm not sure what you mean. The sine wave on the scope is the modulated 455 kHz AM signal being suppled from my signal generator to the grid of the 6AN7 mixer valve. When peaking the IF transformers I am only looking for the maximum deviation on the scope. I am not taking any measurements per se 🙂
I was referring to 14:06
I see, the shape of the sine wave. Yes it's pretty poor, the set has 10% harmonic distortion so it is not a good signal. I also didn't set it up for a clean signal, full volume and minimum input from the generator. It is the base model of the range of set on offer at the time.
Hi David. I enjoyed this entire video. $5 ?! (Hope the wife's Okay now). So much fun watching each section repaired properly, (even the knobs looked a lot better). As you stated, this was a base unit, but for the teenagers growing up during the Beatles era, this console was probably a well used entertainment station. I can't wait for the part two episode and the secret component...(did the professor leave you a surprise in the Gilligan's island radio?) Also, looking forward to the two speaker repairs, and how you choose to address the "timber" issues. BTW; Fantastic job on that turntable! -Chris
Hi Chris, thanks. I have the radiogram playing at the moment and it sounds just right for a low end stereo unit. As you say, it is more than adequate for the average family and the music at the time. My wife recovered quickly but was still tut-tutting as we loaded it into the car... and pretty much all the way home 🙄 This series will run to four parts, Cabinet next Friday and the mystery item is part 4, sorry 😕🙂
When you played the country song, I could taste the tar and nicotine we used to smell and taste when everyone seemed to smoke...
I have always loved the old console radio/entertainment centers of the 50s and 60s, before the component age of stereo radio, especially when they had a TV as well!
As far as grease on these old turntables, I like to replace it with a good synthetic grade rather than old soap based auto grease, otherwise, you are going to be doing this again, or someone else will consider it trash and it will end up in the landfill. But as far as oil, if it rotates, it should have a drop of synthetic oil that doesn't dry up. We have come a long way with lubricants for electronics!
But my love of ham radio has made me build up my workbench and invest in some old ham gear which I am rebuilding and putting on the air! I already have some Kenwood ham gear on the air, but I am reaching back and restoring some Hallicrafters as well!
Good luck with your endeavors!
I used a non drying lithium grease, it should last quite well. I don't oil any of the 'end of record' components anymore they work perfectly when dry. Thanks Jeffery 🙂
G'day, everyone, and welcome to a fresh Episode of daves radio adventures, in 2025.hello from germany, dave.
Hello Tobias. Thank you and welcome to 2025 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 the tube radio Saga continues,dave,i thinking about adding a Bluetooth module to my nordmende Carmen 57,because this year, fm is switched off forever in my country of germany. What a shame, thousands of radios goes in the trash.(and what a waste of Ressources)
@@TobiasThede And the replacement digital radio is appalling!
@@geoff825 they Sound not as good, as tube radios. That's for shure. And if some component fails,trash.the tubes in my radio are in sockets.pull out the old tube,and put in a New one. Perfect.
17.3k HI David hope youre well , apologi3s but I have to disagree with your wife !!! I love seeing you work on these things as it gives us a chance to see the ... multi talented you 😁 I look forward to part 2 ... 3 ..etc etc
Thanks Mei Chong, My wife has since recovered and is doing well 👍😄
Just saw this. That looks like 👍 a good radiogram for $5.00. The record player mechanism will need to be cleaned and regreased. Ya may need a new cartridge needle. I'm not sure if it's ceramic or magnetic. I hope ya don't need to fix the dial cord. The dial light should be easier. Good luck 👍, and maybe a couple beers 🍻. Your friend, Jeff.
Thanks Jeff All those things are done, the cart and dial string are OK too. 🙂
Hello Dave, I enjoyed your video. That's an interesting Radiogram. Having lived in the US all my life, I had trouble dating this radiogram based upon US radiograms. In the US, all "Console Stereos", as they were called here, switched over from Valves to Transistor circuits in 1964 to 1966. Also, particle board did not appear in the super low cost radiograms until 1972.
The output valve coupling capacitor value of 0.0022 uF, causes the low frequency response to cut off at 64 Hz in that amplifier and the 0.022uF; 6.4 Hz. The audio output transformer (not to mention the speakers) are the bass limiting factor so, either capacitor value would probably sound about the same.
I overhauled a lot of those Garrard record changers in the mid 1970's when I worked in a TV repair shop. They are a "gutless wonder" but, work well considering the construction. You have the entry level model that uses the shaded pole motor. The higher quality level Garrard used a synchronous motor, causing the shaft speed to precisely match the line frequency.
Hi Bill, it sounds like we were behind the times with transistors and ahead on particle board. I wasn't worried about the capacitors but couldn't work out if it was deliberate or a mistake at the factory. As you said, those 8" drivers will be the limiting factor. I didn't think about the motors, thanks for the heads up. I agree, they are a basic deck but did the job intended and most people wouldn't know the difference between one deck and another, including me 😊 Thanks Bill.
@DavidTipton101 Thanks for your response Dave. Yes, the premium Garrard deck also included a heavier platter and improved tone arm that could track with light stylus pressure for use with a magnetic cartridge. These actually had superior frequency response to the Compact Disk Audio Format.
@@billharris6886 Thanks Bill, good info 👍😊
I've got an elderly Garrard Turntable ~component version of the Synchro Lab changer the spindle clip is lost, and is $20+. there it sits, dusty cooker style dust-cover.
Sad that it's in use, thanks Ramen 🙂
This appears to be a really basic amplifier design, not just without push-pull output but also without negative feedback (hence the total harmonic distortion is likely around 8-10%). A single ended output can still deliver better fidelity than that, if it does have negative feedback, as from the speaker side of the output transformer or a special winding on the output transformer. A Magnavox high fidelity stereo phonograph that belonged to my aunt and that I fixed after inheriting it had single ended output with negative feedback. Hacking that in to this design would require more gain in the pre-amplifier circuit to make up for the negative feedback.
Yes it is pretty basic, it is the base model. The better models have all the features. I won't be doing any mods to the circuit, it works quite well even with it's limited features. Thanks Seeking 👍🙂
I'd say that was AUS$5 well worth spent! Very nice 👍
I agree, thanks Greg 🙂
Tried to edit my last post but it rejected my edit for some reason. Anyhow thanks a million for the new video, I always learn something watching your shows, and I have always maintained that if we can learn at least one new thing every day, we keep our old and aging brains active and perhaps it can lead to a bit longer on this big blue marble doing our thing. I have been so interested in our new change of government that I haven't had a lot of time to check in with my TH-cam friends, also kind of worried about Shango but it seems the wild fires are away from where he lives in LA so hopefully he will get by through the horror that is taking LA out, well the wealthy folk in LA anyhow.
Hi Jerry, thank you. It's important to keep the brain thinking. I haven't seen anything from Shango to suggest he is in danger, I hope not 👍🙂
very good Dave. That looks like it might be from the early days of chipboard when that was the cheap alternative to teak, which was very popular at the time. That stuff can get a bit crispy if it's got wet and dried out again, so looking forward to the cabinet restore.
unrelated, but can you point me in the right direction for the names of the components in the tuning mechanism. I know it is a capstan drive, but wondered if the pulleys have specific names. I'm making a spiralling drive for my wood lathe and don't want to sound like too much of an eejit when I describe it. Thanks.
This was made in the chipboard era, a boon for manufactures, not so good 50 years later after being moved into improper storage. The damage to the back of the lids is from scraping on the wall when the lid is opened. If it wasn't for that the finish would have been good. It will return to a nice unit once it's repaired. I have no idea what the real names of the tuning parts are. Capstan or tuning shaft, drive pully... Sorry I couldn't find much on line either. Thanks Dances 🙂
Hi Dave, another great restoration.
Wasnt that song from the 70's and 80's Victoria Bitter commercial?
You can get it riding
You can get it sliding
You can get it working a plough
Matter of fact, I got it now
A hard earned thirst needs a big cold beer.
And a big cold beer, is Vic
Haven't heard that ad in years
Thanks 1974UTuber. It is the same tune as the Marlboro cigarette ads. The original music is from the film "The Magnificent Seven" 🙂
A Marlboro and a VB
Breakfast of an Aussie champion 😅
The brand-name should be pronounced "Kreesler" as in the spelling, K-r-i-e-s-l-e-r(German origin), if 'i' follows 'e' then 'i' is the dominant vowel. If 'e' follows 'i', then 'e' becomes the dominant vowel. This I know from having German language lessens in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have a reasonably good recall of what I've learned. That aside, this brand was one of the better makes, second only to AWA, in spite of using Philips components in its circuitry.
Good luck walking into a store in the 60s and asking for a Kreesler product. I agree, Kreesler made good stuff 🙂
Nicely done. I just got a BSR changer to service and it is a very similar design to this one. I don't remember if you ever did the BSR though :) That one has also lots of hardened grease all over it, I managed to break it loose with WD-40 just to get it spinning, but I will do a full service on it when I get around. It was so bad the platter was completely frozen and very hard to turn even by hand
I'm trying to think, I don't remember doing a BSR deck but I seem to remember something. Anyway, good luck with your BSR Michvod 👍🙂
_Super._
Thank you Domenico 😊
12:20 Does the "PS" mark stand for Pointer Set(ting)?
4:55 I'm still bowled over by all the capacitors and resistors flying everywhere, some with leads nearly touching others. I see a purplish wire acting as a kind of spine through the middle, what's that?
Hello Ed. I would guess it is something like that. Pointer Set sounds pretty good. Point to point wiring served well for many years. There is a purple wire, it's carrying one of the HT supplies from the power supply to the front end I think. Thanks Ed 🙂
Hi Dave, do you think that they intentionally de tuned the IF strip to get better fidelity?
Rich
That's a good point Rich, they may have 👍🙂
What about using those Test Records EMI (in UK made) for set up - Did EMI, etc, in Australia make some (7in or 12in) ones ? to avoid copyright
I have an original Kriesler test LP that was supplied with these grams, or maybe just the high end ones. It still has copyright material on it, not all, but some. The music was recorded for the record and features sound moving from one side to the other but it is still copyrighted. I will up-load samples of the music to YT and see which songs get pinged 🙂
Hi David...that radio/phono would have been a good candidate for an EOL with fireworks on New Years Eve while playing "Those Fabulous Fifties " record album. 🧨🎇
I'd pay to see that....🤣
Forget it Buzz, I'm not blowing my 5 dollars like that 🙄 I played the Fabulous Fifties record, it was surprisingly good, I'm older than I think 😕 What happened to the wire recorder of yours?
@@DavidTipton101 hey David...I was just messing with you about the EOL. but if you bring that phono/radio player outside, I'm sure your wife would be happy to pour some gasoline on it and light a match . 🤣🤣.....I've been a a weird mood lately, and keep putting off working on the wire recorder... maybe I'm just getting too old for this?, but I hope to have a video up by
the end of the month. cheers, you're the best.🍺🍺
Haha... I was messing with you Buzz, as if I would be worried about losing $5, if it were $10... that would be different 🤣
She might just do that 😄 You take it easy with the recorder, keeping Dickel in line is a full time job 👍🙂
PS on dial probably means Pointer Set.
I like that, thanks Bruce 👍🙂
beautiful job as always but I had a question when did Australia adopt FM stereo ? here in the states we had it since the late 50s early 60s
and its kind of rare here to see a console with FM mono even my 59 Motorola has an FM stereo tuner
Hi Kenny. Australia only started FM broadcasts in the mid 70s and didn't get serious until 1980. We were a bit slow adopting it for some reason. Thanks Kenny 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 I have pondered this also and have a theory. (Only a theory) Australia has a good portion of the population living in the outback.
FM would need extremely tall towers to reach them. AM would carry better to the scattered settlements. Just my guess. Nice job as usual David.
@@theradiomechanic9625 Hi Vern, I think that is why we still have AM radio, it can reach further than FM. There was a lot of hesitancy from the various federal governments at the time and even when FM was approved in 1975, licences were only given to government funded and community stations. It wasn't until 1980 that commercial radio stations were issued licences. Meanwhile, we the public were blissfully unaware of FM and were happy with AM. Colour TV only started in 1975 as well.
remember to test auto drop for 7in and 10in at all speeds
I did, thanks HP 👍🙂
Hi Dave I have my fathers radio panosonic with sw and me with no power would you be interested in having a look at it for me
I live across the pond in New Zealand and nobody wants to know about it
Thanks and cheers mike
Hi Mike. I mainly do valve sets, I only dabble with transistor sets from time to time. There must be someone in NZ who can help. Drop Steve at The New Zealand Radio Project www.vintageradio.co.nz/about
Or on the same website, look at LINKS to find other groups 🙂
PS on the dial - pointer start?
That's as good a guess as any Pablo 👍🙂
Almost, when you have space , to use it for parts,
Or the good old Bluetooth / DAB circuits in - plenty of space.
It will be restored HP 🙂
Odd that a tuning knob to have a position indicator.
That struck me too. I guess symmetry wins out over logic!
Yeah... it saves money I guess 🙄
What was the confused ferret all about? Love your vids, didn't know you could buy it on a.m. only radiogram. The Garrard turntable came with two spindles, there will be a clamp to put it beside the turntable. It was so you could use for single play or stack them up
FM came very late Down Under.
The Ferret thought I said ferret antenna not ferrite antenna. I have both spindles but there was never a clip to hold the second spindle, hence it ended up inside the cabinet. I looked for a clip at the hardware but they had nothing small enough. FM was not available until 1975 in Australia. Thanks Leo 🙂
@DavidTipton101 ah ferret antenna :) I'm a ding bat for not noticing . Here it was only cheap radios that didn't have FM. Nice radiogram thou and always liked Garrard over bar. What's the audio output valve and are both channels on one valve?
@@KentTeffeteller we had FM mono from late 60s to 1976 when it went to stereo but only 3 channels BBC that's it and only 1 on am