Capehart 1950 console

[TC Chris]

Here's a nice video of a 1950 Capehart console with a record-flipping changer and a good-quality magnetic pickup cartridge playing Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Goodman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=nBQWZ4IwaKk

Chris Campbell

[William]

At some point, Capehart added LP records to the flip-over changer. There was a speed switch that changed speed, and you changed tone arms so you could play the Lp's. Later they came out with a tone arm that had a flip needle. Here's a good read about The Fabulous Capehart.

http://myvintagetv.com/updatepages1/cap ... pehart.htm

Bill

[electra225]

That changer is quite the contraption. Capehart made some nice stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[TC Chris]

YouTube is wonderful. Or a curse, if you fall down the rabbit hole and waste the time that should have been devoted to accomplishing something. On the other hand, I did accomplish hearing 78s played at higher fidelity than usual.

Chris Campbell

[electra225]

YouTube is addictive. I find myself watching more there than I do on TV proper. I follow two or three YouTube channels. The thing that grinds my grits is all the pop-up ads. I know, I know. EVERYBODY on the planet has pop-up ad blockers on their device, except me.......

[TC Chris]

YouTube is addictive. I find myself watching more there than I do on TV proper. I follow two or three YouTube channels. The thing that grinds my grits is all the pop-up ads. I know, I know. EVERYBODY on the planet has pop-up ad blockers on their device, except me.......

And me. I just adjust to hitting the delete key.

My brothers kid me about my YouTube channel. My most-viewed one is 551 views (the Maggie console, by the way). 2nd is a St. Pat's parade a nd 3rd is the '61 Chevy on her first cruise post-rebuild.

Chris Campbell

[Hydrolastic]

Chris, You have a you tube channel? what is it? Do you have your boat you have talked about on it ? lets see that 300 record shelving unit !

[TC Chris]

Chris, You have a you tube channel? what is it? Do you have your boat you have talked about on it ? lets see that 300 record shelving unit !

Here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEG1cJ ... lm3Lvbeieg

For some reason you have to click on "uploads" to see them all, at least when I go to the channel. Boats, cars, radios, waves, ice, parades. My latest one, shoreline ice, is up to 88 views. Nobody has signed up to sponsor my site so far...

Chris Campbell