Hi All,
I went on a trip down memory lane at the weekend. Braved the ladder to climb into the loft at my Mum's house and located my late Sister's old Bush record player! (I knew it was there, having stored it away around 20 years ago!)
I had thought it would be ruined but no, it seems to be in actually very good shape. Would it still work? I had my doubts. To make sure nothing would immediately pop I opened it up to see if I could determine the state of the components. It's in wonderful condition, a bit of fluff but other than that looking good. Three valves, only two caps that I can see, probably both paper in oil. ()
Anyway, I turned it on! It works! Turntable is a little rumbly (It needs lubing and I must check out the bearings and idler wheel) but it still works after all these years. Wow, they knew how to build them in those days! It sounds really quite nice too. It's an old Bush from around 1960, mono but with a stereo compatible cartridge.
I've done some Googling on them but I can't find any of the same model as this. Most seem to be the newer squarer boxy shape, this one is two tone grey with rounded corners. I wonder if it's worth selling? It would require a refurb for good measure just to ensure that the bearing doesn't get wrecked or the caps explode.
I have a lot of good memories of listening to my Sis playing music on it all during growing up so it's got some sentimental value but where to store it? Stick it back in the loft for another 20 years?
Some pics:
ps. Just found out it's a 1961 model. Same as me!