1960 Webcor AM Record Phonograph Console Resurrection

[@lasermoosestudios5844]

I am 11 years old I love those old songs I have old records and a rare vintage record player I love your videos

[@sbalneav]

Just came back from the funeral for my mom. What's in my feed? Cool old AM/Phono. Thanks, shango066, for making a crappy day just a bit better.

[@KenSilvers]

Sorry bout yer mom...

[@sbalneav]

@@KenSilvers Thanks, man. Appreciate it.

[@upliftingsiren]

@@sbalneav my condolences

[@1959Berre]

Absolutely right about young people learning vintage stuff. I destroyed my first Grundig tube radio at the age of 14, way back in the seventies and I learned a lot. I had never touched a tube or a cap before. Today I repair mostly solid state stuff, but the thrill about tubes never goes away.

[@tomfranco4866]

True once you get a passion for tubes never goes away

[@Lucius4992]

I really appreciate your stand in favor of young people learning. I'm 30 already and right now I don't have the space and time for this, but I keep trying to learn what I couldn't when I was a kid. Your content and your way of doing things is just amazing.

[@bobbyk6585]

The Lee Greenwood boudoir photo along with the patriotic music did it for me.

[@domahern1046]

You have some great AM stations! A cool find and I'm delighted a youngster is going to take this set.

[@olradguy]

Yes, not many young people care about vintage equipment, i have been into electronics since 5th grade, servicing such since before i was in high school,and collecting radios since then too, that's how you learn, i cut my teeth on tube equipment,can almost fix them in my sleep.

[@RODALCO2007]

Thank you Shango for having the audio of Suddenly last Summer, The Motels on the AM. Haven't heard that song in 30 plus years and it is so good, brings back those great memories of the 80's.. Love the ¼ coin on the pick up head.

[@craignehring]

I performed MANY clean lubricate and adjust on these Webcor changers. The idler/drive wheels could go hard in as little as ten years. I am going back to my high school days when I worked after school and Saturdays fixing this kind of stuff @ Active TV in the mid late 60's Pretty cool chassis

[@siemenstraffic]

19:23 Shango was walking Down a one-way street Just a-looking For someone to fix One Webcor Who was looking for a adoption NowShango hoping (hoping) That the feeling is right And he wondering (wondering) If you'll play for the night So I'm repairing (I don't wanna be lonely) (Webcore, please tell me) I wanna recap you all over

[@rockymini625]

Thank you. I completely lost it when ya started messing around with the turn table and the selected tunes. When you put the quarter on the arm I could not contain myself. Keep the good times rolling!

[@dave1135]

20:32 I haven't heard that since the 80s. I had it on LP as a kid in the 70s. Magnet and steel, Walter Eagan.

[@Rossman2U]

I owned a Webcor reel to reel stereo recorder from the 60's and loved the quality sound it produced. While I was in the Navy, my younger brother destroyed my beloved machine.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

What's he got against Navy men?

[@Radiowild]

In the year 2525 - If that Webcor will still be alive.........

[@waltschannel7465]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@gerardcarriera7052]

It probably will be compared to a Chinese Crosley!

[@w8lifter1]

The number 1 song in the country the day we landed on the Moon.Big 10 WCFL and The big 89 WLS

[@AMStationEngineer]

WCFL, geez, spent every autumn and winter Saturday night during 1971 and 1972 learning the "art of Dxing", with most of those hours at the center of the dial. One of those late evenings contained the WCFL-produced story of "American Pie".

[@w8lifter1]

@@AMStationEngineer I remember hearing that program I believe the show was called Music People.If I remember right the show was on sunday evening at 8 or 9 pm. The show ran on WLS until the late 80's.

[@davepike6170]

Kudos to you, Shango066 for helping and encouraging the young people, when they are interested in vintage electronics! I do the same, just as older guys helped me, when I was young.

[@ronalddaub9740]

I share all of his stuff now that he's banned from KZbin for telling the truth about those bumblebee capacitors and the black beauty capacitors

[@duanethamm4688]

Webcor double decker idler wheels like this were noisy 50 years ago...especially on speed 78. Love the "magic mind" feature...we use to call it the "mental mind". Automatically changes to speed 45 when a 7" record was played...then back to 33 with a 12" record was played. Intermix a stack of records...and they slipped on top of each other not playing too well. Push down on the speed selector knob to start the turntable action. I had a compact console model similar to this without the AM radio. Loved it. Thanks for showing this rarity.

[@Trev0r98]

I come here specifically to hear terms like "roto-tweebulating". I am never disappointed.

[@45AMT]

So happy to hear this is going to someone young who is interested in this stuff. I fully support that too! I burnt up stuff to, and learned how to fix it and not do it again.

[@God-CDXX]

I dam near fell out of my chair when you put the quarter on the head shell

[@russredfern167]

GLASS MONSTER I did that when I was a kid with my 1 tube wonder. Ruined several records but didn't care

[@God-CDXX]

@@russredfern167 we were all kids one time renumber wedging paper in to the 8track so it wouldn't drag ?

[@saintmichael1779]

I put a nickel on the tone arm.

[@opus1952]

That was really good of you to talk through the likely faults for the young lad who will be taking ownership of this unit. Great informative video's as always, thanks.

[@LGemini]

I wish we had some AM stations worth listening to here...

[@stevencarlson5422]

LGemini same here all we have is talk and sports talk wish there was more music stations for these old radios

[@michvod]

I wish we still had any AM stations!

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Where I am, 40 years ago we had AM and hardly any FM - now it's the other way around!

[@w8lifter1]

Here in Chicago ,we have no FM stations worth listening to.

[@James_Bowie]

Here you go. Pipe this through your vintage gear: laoldies.com/

[@ladamurni]

12:29 you are exactly right! I am in the tube radio's too, it is my greatest hobby. I own over 40 tube radio's of wich 30 of them are restored at this moment. All kind of makes I like all of them. I sincerely hope that I can get my grandson warm for this and teach him everthing I know. So he inherits my tools, all of my collected radios and knowledge so it won't get lost (in other words end up in the garbage) and get saved for future generations. One can only hope right? Thank you shango for another great video! I have learned a lot just watching your video's

[@gorgi991]

my grandfather was an electronic engineer i remember watching him fix and build amps and radios unfortonately i was too young,now i am 23 and an electronic engineer myself,but none of my familly members care about electronics and thats sad,i had a big opportunity to learn from my grandfather.. i bet he's happy now though

[@TheGuitologist]

Meanwhile across the street from Shango's house...a man's KZbin leafblower demonstration video is cut frustratingly short by the patriotic refrain of "Stars and Stripes Forever".

[@SpeakerFreak95]

The ending really cheered me up. Glad we’ve got ya on here!

[@UDX-340]

Magnet and Steel , last time i heard that song i was walking down a beautiful road on Manitoulin Island, Ont Canada with a portable am transistor with a pair of radio shack headphones,circa 1979.....thnx shango.

[@leongailberger7676]

Completely blown away by the soundquality over AM

[@0tt0z]

Thank you Shango! I cant tell you how much I have learned from your video's. I always look forward to them.

[@josephtaverna1287]

Good evening Shango you got some really really good radio stations out there on Old cali hers a real mind blower for you I just stopped in to see what condition my condition was in that's when old Kenny Rogers was tripping Unless your a true.kenny Rogers fan you would never in a million years know that was him compared to what he's done in the last 20 years have a good night Shango take care buddy

[@byrnejr]

How is a younger man suppose to get experience if nobody gives him a chance. Failing and learning from the fail is all part of it. We all have been there. It’s how I started out. That’s great you are giving a place to start. Excellent

[@LakeNipissing]

20:30 . . . Walter Egan 20:40 . . . The Motels K-SURF is a great AM music station in Los Angeles! We get some classic hits / oldies on AM here still: 560 CFOS 740 CFZM 1230 WECK 1440 WJJL 1460 CJOY 1580 CKDO Also some classic soul / R&B / old school hiphop on AM: 620 WHEN 1080 WUFO 1400 WWWS There is still music living on AM in 2020 !!

[@RODALCO2007]

Love the way the sound comes up when the tubes warm up. Great sound. Only that filtercap to replace at this stage and un-seize the motor and cartridge replacement.

[@larryboysen5911]

That Webcor is from the 1957-60 period. My folks had one very similar, in '58 Blonde finish...same changer...ours was the "Revina" Had no radio...just a phono only Hi Fi. Not a bad performer for the time...that changer was reliable unit. It featured the so-called "Magic Mind" auto speed and indexing change...could intermix LP's and 45's...changer would do the rest.

[@ronalddaub9740]

I have a blonde table model sounds really nice same turntable basically and yes they are in the early 60s could be a 59 like you said

[@donh01965]

To the young Lad that want's to restore this unit - Get some 1N4007 rectifier diodes and bypass the Selenium rectifier....The Selenium gives off toxic foul smelling smoke when it goes bad. Lots of videos on that all over KZbin

[@pcno2832]

Won't it also need a voltage dropping resistor? I've heard that a good selenium rectifier drops more than .7 V, so putting it in alone might slow-cook some of the more sensitive components.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Here's a good one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4eykn6HjaiobJY

[@Trance88]

This thing is pretty cool! I really hope this thing gets put back into use once it gets restored.

[@vtjmproductionsusa2390]

To start the changer push the button on top of the speed selector. I've repaired many of those. Great Video !!👍

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Mrs. Miller would approve! I agree, it's good to hear that there are still a couple of young guys interested in this stuff.

[@Musicradio77Network]

I hear the station ident at 18:58 is KSUR’s “K-Surf”. That’s the only station that I can listen to, and it’s the home of “Disco Saturday Night”. I listened to it every Saturday at 10PM eastern, 7PM pacific and continued right up until 4AM. I was sleeping in bed while listening to non-stop retro dance music and I fell asleep. As I can hear, it’s the same ID that “Disco Saturday Night” ended at 4AM and it was still dark until the sun came up at around 7AM before breakfast.

[@rkmklz7562]

Radio in Los Angeles has changed so much....I left 30 years ago....I miss K Earth 101 the way it used to be in my childhood....but the stations today are nothing...😮

[@waltschannel7465]

33:58 ❤️ 100% with you on the value of learning though trial and error. Very little is lost in this case if he fluxes it up. Plus it's a wide open chassis design and no power transformer, make the risk even lower. Gotta crack some eggs if you're gonna make an omelet!

[@ralphups7782]

I must agree with you about tinkering. I just about know enough, to get a gut feeling of what I recon I could fix. Seeing you guys, fixing CRT televisions and valve equipment gives me hope. 👌

[@focus82grothm.84]

Awesome AM sound. Very nice you support the young ones. We actually have a couple of low power AM stations here in Scandinavia, Radio Northern Star 1314 Khz in Western Norway and Radio208 Rock of Copenhagen 1440 Khz in Denmark. The last one a pretty new station. Great video.

[@joshjones3227]

Most people don't realize that the biggest limitation to AM audio fidelity is the receiver itself. Most people in my generation wouldn't be able to tell the difference between AM and FM on a good receiver in the absence of local noise sources. Give me a Carver TX-11A anyday and I can show you good sounding AM.

[@donh01965]

My local top 40 station in the early 1970's in Detroit was CKLW AM 800, It sounded great on our Magnavox stereo.

[@richardweinberger6302]

My mid-fifties Grundig table radio has very good AM. What happened?

[@rfburns5601]

Most AM transmitters will proof out flat to 15 kilocycles. The sideband power level out at the high frequencies is too weak to overcome normal noise without serious impairment - that's why it is rolled of in the receiver IFs. If you ever been in a transmitter building and listen to the modulation monitor on good speakers, it'll blow your mind.

[@TKomoski]

Thanks for the smiles and laughter *Cheers*

[@ivankirola2707]

Hello, I am 13 and I started learning from your and Mr Carlson's chanell. Great work. Greetings from Croatia.

[@terrywilson4118]

I stream LA oldies here in Australia and play it through my AM transmitter to my vintage radios... Love it !!

[@joncarnes3911]

thanks for sharing the find! I am on the verge of bidding on a similar unit with AM/FM. Very tempting to go for it after viewing your post

[@JamisCasusa]

This thing sounds like FM, so good!

[@Synthematix]

AM has more balls than FM, its very bass heavy and powerful, AM stereo was never a thing here in England but i bet it sounded amazing.

[@samuelfellows6923]

N Gauge England -Synthematix- - err.... when I listen to AM - MW, LW, whenever there is bass in the music it gets distorted/turned into a severe buzz, I have only listened to modern transistor radios, as this is an older valve/tube radio it doesn’t have that problem? To me, only FM has sounded clear/pristine

[@jtc1983tx]

AM can sound great (when atmosphere allows :) ) all modern AM in my part of the US is now crappy overmodulated talk stations. No music at all. It's a bummer.

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

@@samuelfellows6923 many older valved radiograms back from the pre-FM days can sound excellent on MW. I'm talking better quality products that use E series 6.3V valves rather than the 'live chassis' cheaper types that use U series 100mA heater chain type valves. USually pre-1958, but post 1952 so the turntable actually play speeds other than 78! This information is about UK made products. Richard (UK)

[@samuelfellows6923]

UK CB radio servicing - 😉🌟

[@Synthematix]

@@samuelfellows6923 Modern AM radios are complete garbage compared to those from the 60s and early 70s. completely different technology and its nowhere need as good.

[@u0lucky]

great AM reception, Love old sets due the bandwidth they had and the audio quality, specially on the AM band

[@pcallas66]

Great find!!! The AM radio does sound really good. Walter Egan Magnet and Steel from 1978. Great song.

[@pcallas66]

Stevie Nicks sang backup on that song as well.

[@audubon5425]

In fact, the Prelude was the first record player I ever revamped. They are the best sounding small consolettes I've heard so far.

[@tarstarkusz]

Try soaking the rubber in a 3 to 1 mixture of rubbing alcohol and wintergreen oil. It softens hardened rubber. It works incredibly well. Also doesn't cause sweating.

[@danielson9579]

Separate bass and treble is always better than tone 🙂👍

[@brigganthewolf1461]

I can definitely confirm. If it's just a tone control, I'm out.

[@audubon5425]

1957-58. I have a few of these (none with the radio) and that chassis I believe I had to find the Webcor service info...somewhere around here. I love these things.

[@radiotvphononut]

A Pfanstiehl P228 stereo cartridge (wired for mono) would work fine in that and the VM site can rebuild the wheel.

[@doug6131]

Since watching your content I've started listing to KSURF they have a pretty good playlist btw I'm in the mid-west

[@Musicradio77Network]

The only show I listened to on “K-Surf” is “Disco Saturday Night”. I enjoyed it! Even during the middle of the night. I called it “Disco All Night”.

[@TurboTel68]

I'm listening to KSurf too, but I'm in the U.K!

[@Art7220]

I actually tuned in KYNO am in Fresno. They're oldies too and I just heard them doing current news with the old teletype noise in the background, thought it was old news. There's airchecks on here too. www.kynofresno.com

[@EvrenSen]

Now I'm listening LA Oldies from my Nokia N8-00 . Great resurrection and decision by the way :)

[@luisreyes1963]

Another antique stereo console, complete with CONELRAD markings on the AM scale.

[@MrChief101]

In the same breath you relate our NSA mook fate and extoll the virtue of encouraging youth to learn on their own... a man of depth and mystery. Happy New Year!

[@p.thadeushornswoggler4987]

Love these old console units. Great sound!

[@mymessylab]

Nice music.. missing only THE EAGLES❤️...it’s good to see a revived old AM radio granny📻

[@bob4analog]

Yeah, that AM sounds really good, even on my tiny tablet speaker. A testament of how good AM can sound. Nice resurrection!

[@bikeradycbr]

L.a oldies love it , you've mentioned it a few times so now i listen to it in the uk!, keep up the good work

[@dave1135]

Those motors are used in everything from record players to bathroom exhaust fans. Usually the grease on the bronze bushings gets hard and dry. I've disassembled them and usually a good soaking with carb cleaner and a brush will bring the bearings back to life. Then lube it with 3 in 1 oil and it's good to go

[@pcno2832]

I have one in my can opener, but it's got aluminum startup windings instead of copper ones, so you have to jerk the can to get it started. Copper was through the roof when it was made about 10 years ago.

[@equid0x]

All 3 of my bathroom fans have this motor. Agree with the 3-in-1 oil. Fixes them right up.

[@dorothydale4683]

another good video. wish i could find radios like those you work on. i love tinkering with them

[@connorm955]

Omg i love clinky doimler. And AM sounds fantastic on this.

[@gearheadted9210]

Cool old combo,Ive brought back rubber idlers by soaking in brake fluid overnight,then rinse well with water,cheers

[@100SteveB]

Darn, loving that oldies radio station!

[@chetpomeroy1399]

KSURF 1260 does stream its signal on the World Wide Web.

[@midsouthexpress]

@@chetpomeroy1399 Is that the station that was playing Huey Lewis the other 80s songs?

[@chetpomeroy1399]

@@midsouthexpress I've heard K-SURF play 80's hits.

[@vacuumfireradio253]

I see that crack in your patio frequently and can't help thinking of the movie 2012! I swear that crack is getting bigger!

[@MVVblog]

The cartridge seem to be an Sonotone, also used on Wurlitzer JukeBox, it cost a fortune.

[@richardweinberger6302]

Nice unit. I would put a coat or two of Tru-oil on the top, the rest looks good. That AM reception sounds great, I remember in the early 60's the fancier car radios sounded awesome and they were all AM. I hope the new owner has some safe inexpensive fun and the torch gets passed on. Do I hear an AM country station on these days around 1100 ? Wow, , ,

[@bojacque6474]

Beautiful console

[@martinda7446]

Great tunes popped up.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

In beautiful "monophonic" sound. That Webcor consolette is really cool.

[@thomascupito5204]

My uncle used to work for webcor . Great product for its day. Couldn’t keep up with the japan and went out of business.

[@balthromaw6305]

20:14 Ay yes... "Zager and Evans - In the year 2525" great song!

[@Musicradio77Network]

I do have the 45, and it was their only hit in 1969, and it’s a song which would take place 505 years from now.

[@markmarkofkane8167]

I have the 45 also. I think the flipside was "little kids" or something. I'd have to get it out to confirm.

[@monkeyboy4746]

Scary and unsettling.

[@pcno2832]

It all seemed so distant then, but I think it's running ahead of schedule.

[@teacfan1080]

People took notice to that song though, it spent 6 weeks at #1.

[@bluepen61]

I remember Webcor back in the day, but I don't remember where. I was in first or second grade.... Very nice unit!

[@mspysu79]

That old war horse sounds pretty good on AM, for the phono, not too bad all considered, especially since it was never designed to reproduce club music unless the club was the Copacabana in 1957 with Frankie Avalon.

[@EpicureMammon]

6:40 "This is not a dream. Not a dream. We are using your brain's frequency as a receiver..."

[@davepike6170]

I liked when Lee Greenwood and Nancy Sinatra sang together, in the mid to late 1960s. They had some great songs, the album "Nancy And Lee" is a good one, I remember the songs when I was young, in grade school!😊

[@KLM817]

Cool seeing a Webcor radio. I have a Webcor reel to reel tape player/recorder from about 1961.

[@carlburgess9635]

You are so lucky up their in LA, down here in San Diego County (Escondido) all the AM radio we get is people selling their heavenly gods or political gods.... some Spanish music... AM Sucks down here. Thanks for the Videos, and glad you are trying to get the younger people interested this hobby. Carl

[@RayOvacRadio]

Nice piece of history, thanks for sharing, love all those old songs. : - )

[@billsuddell9508]

Just put a hair drier on heat setting to blow on the motor to free the bearings.

[@davidcollins1853]

Then radiophononut would just lube it.

[@millibilli7058]

I was thinking foundry tourch.

[@kd5ozy]

and its hair will look fabulous!

[@rfburns5601]

@ 30:27 - If you put xylene (hard to find) or xylol (available at the paint store) on that roller it will no longer be petrified. Try swabbing some on the roller - let soak in 30 mins. If not good enough, you'll have to submerge roller in xylene. Be careful - remove every few minutes - it can turn to mush. The rubber will soak up the xylene - the edges will have a convex curve - don't worry - after the xylene soaks in it will come square. Just don't dunk in xylene 30 mins and come back - you may not have a roller. Some info for your bud there.

[@margaqrt]

Another excellent repair.

[@TonyButchT]

Really nice rig! I totally agree about giving the youngsters a chance to experiment, crash & burn...but most importantly: to Learn for themselves!

[@astolatpere11]

Loven it. Tons of old mono lps out there made for this baby.

[@MrBrian8749]

You come by some cool stuff... Its a good thing I'm not your neighbor...You would have to get a restraining order on me..or take me as your apprentice. LOL I really enjoy your videos.

[@areeko]

RuPaul Super Model is the Jam!

[@larryboysen5911]

That Webcor is from 1957-8 era. Their trademark spelling for "Phonograph" was "Fonograf"...which actually makes that spelling more logical! We had the "Rivina", which was similar, a bit larger cabinet, no radio...same changer...was a good little HI FI. On the later Webcors of 1959-60, one could add a "drop-in" AM/FM tuner, with the separate stages for similcast...before the advent of multiplex.

[@ricardosalesdemello4130]

oh! yeah chango adorei o radio ficou Ok, e o pick-up também gostei, ótimo trabalho asd.. Ricardo salles franz gunart

[@justsumguy2u]

As someone that's into record player consoles, I thought this was awesome. You're correct when you say that any modern ceramic cartridge will work (I'd recommend a Phanstiehl P228). The original is crystal, which is why it has lower volume output when using ceramic...however, many amps had a resistor to knock down the voltage of the crystal cart, and so that resistor can either be changed or eliminated altogether

[@davidcollins1853]

I like it. Who needs the record player? The radio sounds great. Lucky kid...

[@classicdude-mike8174]

I had the same turntable . the idler wheel had to be rebuilt due to rock hard rubber like this example... also, make sure the record changer is super clean, especially the parts on that big gear under the turntable otherwise the record will start to skip as it gets near the end of the record

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Hurray!! Another Shango066 video!! Excellent!

[@Pyridox]

Nice oldies station there.

[@fireantsarestrange]

This one has great sound!!

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

now this brings back memories! New friend Ruthie

[@DreamGrandDragon]

The warming embrace of filter hum

[@jim8230]

AM used to sound good back when it was full fidelity. And, of course, the ridiculous amount of man made noise was at a minimum...