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.

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[rothko.livejournal.com]

there's this guy at the MIT flea market (third sunday of every month, april through october, rain or shine) who sells nothing but tubes. tubes, tubes, and more tubes, in their original, faded boxes from 19-god-knows-what. i have no idea what kind of tubes or what they're for, but i wouldn't be suprised if he had a tube that fits the amp in your console. if you can't find anything locally, take a good look at those tubes, and if they have any little numbers or anything on 'em, write 'em down and i'll see if he's got something. never hurts to keep extra parts lying around...

[catelin.livejournal.com]

I will definitely keep that in mind if I can't find any around here. Thanks for the offer. : )