What is Your Most Incredible Machine Story?
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:13 pm
About a month ago, I happened to be visiting a friend (who knows nothing about vintage electronics) who got an RCA 45-EY-3 for $20 at an estate sale. This thing looked like it had been through an earthquake AND tornado - the case was covered in filth, had water damage to all the labels and appeared to be nothing more than a scrap machine for parts, at best. Certainly not a performing unit...
Telling my friend that her unit wouldn't work (and being probably the most common 45 changer model by RCA), I suggested that she create an eBay listing for it so she could at least send it to someone who could strip it down and use parts from it. She reluctantly agreed to do it, and we then met up with another friend for lunch and left the player at her house.
Well, when we came back to her house after lunch, I heard music being played (and really loud, "full-sounding" music at that) coming from downstairs. Lo and behold, we walk in the living room and her little brother is there listening to a 45 on the EY-3! When I asked him how long he had been using the player, he said "About half an hour, it works great! I love the sound!"
I just about fainted from shock!
Does anyone else have a similar, incredible story of vintage machines that just won't give up, even after decades of misuse? The EY-3 is currently being sent out for a full cleaning and amp/cartridge upgrade, but remains my most incredible story of the "Little Player That Could".
Telling my friend that her unit wouldn't work (and being probably the most common 45 changer model by RCA), I suggested that she create an eBay listing for it so she could at least send it to someone who could strip it down and use parts from it. She reluctantly agreed to do it, and we then met up with another friend for lunch and left the player at her house.
Well, when we came back to her house after lunch, I heard music being played (and really loud, "full-sounding" music at that) coming from downstairs. Lo and behold, we walk in the living room and her little brother is there listening to a 45 on the EY-3! When I asked him how long he had been using the player, he said "About half an hour, it works great! I love the sound!"
I just about fainted from shock!
Does anyone else have a similar, incredible story of vintage machines that just won't give up, even after decades of misuse? The EY-3 is currently being sent out for a full cleaning and amp/cartridge upgrade, but remains my most incredible story of the "Little Player That Could".