A CD is not a bad Idea. I really need to get a record player for the other side. My grand parents replaced it with more advanced one. I need to get an original one back in place.

I really need to get a record player for the other side.

Be careful what you wish for. You may be miles ahead with what is in it now.

What types of records do you want to play? Only 78s, or also modern microgroove LPs? Of course, it's a mono capability only.

As we haven't yet positively identified the maker we can't say what the original gramophone was, although it was likely to be a Garrard or Colourado model and probably sans automatic changer.

I don't think it AWA Those valve sockets & the dates on the can electrolytics will help date it it will likely be 50's. The fact it has no circuit is not an impediment.

The fact it has a running earth wire was common to Astor, the trimmers, are a clue, and I am suspicious of the Mica Caps. AWA had a habit of having "AWA" on theirs and the papers.


The power cable lends itself to being replaced with one with a gland pointy end in and an earth. All of the elecrolytics have to go & I have had a radio last week where one of those can types, left in, killed it: That should never have happened, replacing one was not clever.

Resistors will need checking as ones like that green black with yellow band fail incessantly paper caps also have to go. So don't bother turning it on: I would not. Speaker & transformer can be checked by cracking a 9V battery across the primary.

Turntable will need servicing.

The Record player is Garrard, I remember my grandma use to put the records in it to play it, I found one and bought it last night from Chiswick.
Will let you know how I go.

Do you have any photos about the CD player implemented?

That chassis looks vaguely similar to what Classic Radio used to make & sell mainly from adverts in Radio & Hobbies magazines etc.

I have a later transistorised stereo amp/tuner made by them which has been a good goer for years and the radio dial carried no logo at all but they had a glue/tack on type logo attached above the dial on the actual cabinet.

From memory their premises was in Enmore, NSW.???.. Stanmore also rings a bell....worth a check out in old magazines if available might give you a clue or three.

Lindsay

With adding the cd player all I did was get a stereo to mono rca lead with a female end on it then made up my own lead with a rca and speaker cord ( 30cm maybe ) then put lugs on the ends and was able to screw it onto the phono lugs in the back of mine. Seeing as you have a phono already then you may have to make a switch between phono and cd its not real hard and still really isnt a mod that cant be reversed.

Classic Radio in NSW was at 245 Parramatta Rd, Haberfield.

It's not one of the major brands nor is it AW Jacksons. I'm tipping Classic. Which means it's a RTV&H circuit. The dial surround treatment looks typical of Classic.