The Perils of the Bargain Hunting Mama

[catelin]

I am sitting here listening to a Shostakovich LP on my absolutely beautiful vintage console hi-fi stereo that I found today for thirty dollars!! I'm in heaven, but now in a mild panic about how I'm going to find the parts to keep this baby running. Anyone know anything about these old things? It's a General Electric. I opened up the back of it and it has tubes, but it's only a turntable...no radio. There was no model name on it, just the brand name. I'm not even sure how old it is. If I had to guess I'd say it's from the late fifties/early sixties, but that's just judging from the outside and not the innards. It's in great shape and works perfectly, but I figure it's only a matter of time before I need a replacement needle for the turntable or (worse!) tubes. Any advice or friendly pointing in the right direction would be much appreciated.

Comments

[lonita.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of places that specialise in these things, simply because there's a large amount of people who still use them. I don't know what this store (http://www.baybloorradio.com) might have that you'd be able to order, and you might not be able to get stuff from them at all, but if you emailed them (or did a web search) I'm sure they'd be able to suggest where you might be able to pick up what you need. One of the things that store does is a turntable clinic, so I know they still cater to the vinyl set. :>

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info! : )