Inspecting a 70-Year-Old Voice of Music Record Player

5 months ago
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TechHeart decides to take a peek at a piece of equipment that's been sitting, after a move, for a couple years. It's a beautiful 1958 Voice of Music Model 580 full dress record console and its beautiful.
This model allows for 5 records to be stacked and played thru with one button-press. It can be setup beforehand, and played without the records being visible. It went for $350 in 1958, or whatever the HiFi store could charge!!
I'm taking a quick peak to see what might need repair. tl;dr - Needs a new needle, some belts and some tlc/repair on a couple potentiometers that are causing interference...
She still sounds great, and should be better after a couple parts arrive and I give her some elbow grease.

Thanks for coming along, TechHearters! w00h00!

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