1970 KB Record Player Restoration - Part 1

Mark takes in an ITT / KB record player (model KP036) in need of a complete restoration. Part 1 is the teardown, case refurb, and re-plating the fixings.

[@EricTViking]

If someone would have told me that this evening I'd sit in front of the computer, and watch a video of a bloke wallpapering a record player, I wouldn't have believed them.

[@robertogarcia5839]

I really like this Phill Collins of electronics. He certainly knows his stuff. I'll keep on watching and learning of his videos. Thanks for sharing your valuable knowlege.

[@hernancoronel]

he really does look lke Phil! Since he does woodworking and milling/lathe work as well as electronics I am waiting for him to take out the drums and play some songs one day LOL!

[@jeffc2190]

@@hernancoronel Mark plays the guitar, so it wouldn't surprise me if he could play the drums too. He's really a Jack of all trades!

[@freednighthawk]

Hey Mark, when trying to back fill ply that's peeling, dampen the wood with water or Isopropyl Alcohol. It helps the glue wick into the gap better.

[@hmbpnz]

I hope that your channel explodes in popularity, because this is the stuff we all want. Thanks so much for bringing us into your workshop.

[@goldCrystalhaze]

I am amazed by the span of knowledge you have, you have a fantastic workshop with everything I could ever imagine and ,most of all, you are a wonderful person. I really enjoy your videos, I feel like spending time with my best friend, doing our hobby and enjoying our day! Thank you so much!

[@scottdaniels4171]

I know this is an older post - but I have had good success thinning wood glue, then using various size syringes to force glue farther into cracks like this. Oh - and "hi" from north Georgia! I am an EE for 35 years and really enjoy your videos.

[@cmonkey63]

In anticipation of the next segment, I once 'serviced' my parent's hi-fi turntable when the the grease turned to glue. The device dated back to the early 60s. I had all the parts laid out on newspapers in the lounge room. Cleaned it all up, added new grease, and magically put all the bits back in. It was a "don't tell Dad" experience.

[@derekstryjski6809]

Love your videos, Mark. Keep up the good work. Best wishes from Scotland

[@dr.volver]

Вы очень всесторонне развитый и талантливый человек.

[@madtopp]

i am surprised the speaker foam ain't gone kudos for the re-plateing and keeping the originality..the new covering looks great to

[@theoloutlaw]

Great job Mark. You have to love the good ol' BSR mechanism. Very simple, very effective, cheap to manufacture, and brought many enjoyment into peoples lives. These old timers are a delight, and while they are probably not worth a lot of money, there is something about them that to me shouts 'Genius'. While they were made to a price point, you still have to love the quality when there is so little involved. Marvelous stuff.

[@clivewiddall3430]

You’ve got one hell of a workshop. I want one!

[@anthonydenn4345]

Nice job. Those dome inserts will look great when fitted. I remember we had an old bsr record player bitd. Built to last those things.

[@petersopacua9349]

Beautiful restoration project , and it,s a nice suitcase recordplayer/changer !! good job Mark !! , greetings from Assen in the Netherlands !

[@ericBcreator]

Awesome job! I've been watching a lot of your videos (while playing on my practice pad - I'm a drummer) and you're a great tech / restorer!

[@Rudi-Mhz]

Awesome Job done Mark ! The Details you witched into this Piece are so kindly made. 👍P.S. the green Cone Material is a classic Paper for old Chassis.

[@johnmarchington3146]

Another great video. Your workmanship is incredible.

[@Badger_Watch42]

Fuck me that looks good. Mark is a proper legend. He's the FINAL BOSS of restoration andrepair!

[@mcmeikel00]

Es macht einfach Spaß zuzusehen, man lernt nie aus.

[@marcj8999]

Yet another great video Mark. A tip I'd like to pass on to you is to keep a roll of kitchen grease proof paper handy, pop some over the clamp pads and no more clamps glued to your work ! Also is there any chance of a workshop tour as a future episode perhaps ? The workshop looks so fascinating. All the best Marc.

[@ianhuxstep211]

Great video. I am slowly going through your others. I have been in the electronics repair profession for over 50 years and still learning, being semi-retired but still dabble. I see you struggle to get knobs off, my father taught me a technique, using 2 pieces of string or wire you loop both under the knob opposite to each other and pull the loose ends with each hand.

[@rastaman5105]

Very good works to restore that beautiful recordplayer, greetings from Assen in the Netherlands , and i like youre repair and restore video,s !!

[@raceingdemon6464]

Lovely Work Mark Looks Like You Have All The Gear And All The Ideas Great Stuff !! Regards mike.

[@kendom33]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Very interesting and informative

[@krzysztofkarnas8866]

Electronic engineer, mechanic, carpenter, chemist. Renaissance Man.

[@markanderson2904]

Electroplater, machinist, wood finisher, motor winder, electronics designer and repairer.

[@raatroc]

Clock maker, plastic molder ... what not?

[@jimsimpson1006]

And with a good appreciation of aesthetics, too. That case looks very nice!

[@TheBudgie29]

Hi Mark, When do we get to see Part 3?. I watched this one and the Turntable one. Now waiting for the Amp, and finishing touches. Thanks for sharing. You are getting to be My choice of Relaxing watching (with a coffee) after 12 Volts. Keep Em' Coming.

[@MendItMark]

Part 2 will be uploaded for viewing tomorrow. Thanks for watching!

[@postoronniym2048]

Great job! Truly a work of art.👍

[@hahanah1463]

superb job mark

[@AnthonyCallender-jw2rx]

I enjoy watching you work

[@TheNewHights]

Hey mark great video! Thanks for the tips and tricks

[@fabriciobentodasilva2871]

Ficou muito ótimo show de bola 👏 parabéns 👏

[@jameskolar9655]

As ever, brilliant! Thank you.

[@stewartwebb5699]

You have the patience of a saint

[@kenrobertson9048]

Great video, When im doing a small job with the clamps and dont want the glue on them i use a bit of grease proof paper between the clamp head and the piece im glueing. The glue should not stick to the grease proof paper.

[@colindixon806]

Hi Mark, as a retired electronics engineer, I love your vids. Would love to have a tour of your workshop inside and out and what town are you based out of interest??? Colin

[@martins5174]

You have too much fun !

[@HAL4400]

Absolutely excellent 😮❤

[@loricastro3772]

Nice channel and video! Thanks a lot for share.

[@claretlover1]

Superb, made me late for work!

[@Mike-z9m]

Great, much enjoyed.

[@highpath4776]

had one of these for a while, passed it on to another collector

[@martinoakley6651]

Fantastic job Mark. Rexine is not easy to work with. Are you the UK's answer to David Tipton with this restoration!!

[@ossianhaufe4671]

Nice, you restore devices like this with love. What about your lungs? They sent alarm signals out and request you to use a mask for protection. You have to set all viewers to a good example.

[@Christophers-Assorted-Stuff]

Some of your tools and machinery I have never seen before, such as the block for doming the metal discs, I expect it is very expensive.

[@MendItMark]

The doming block and punch sets are on Amazon. The smaller sets are not too expensive.

[@pablobaldomir9430]

Alguna vez reparaste un cinta abierta? , saludos

[@davidcannon1144]

can i have your workshop please

[@michaelcarey]

I had a bit of a panic attack at 23:32. Looks like you leaned over the still spinning buffing wheels... but it was probably more of a sideways movement.

[@anilhettiarachchi3090]

you reminds me great singer phil collince

[@RockinJohnny]

Did you ever work in Mallinsons in Linthwaite, Huddersfield? If you did so did I we were mates

[@paul1153]

Hello Mark, was there a date code anywhere on the record player?

[@MendItMark]

Not that I could see. The factory label wasn't filled in, unless that is someone's signature? You can see it at 2:00 in....

[@panther105]

Silly me thought maintaining and refurbishing the original finish and fabric would be paramount....

[@johnwakefield3141]

I didn't know phillip collins was an electronics engineer.

[@leighdurrant9116]

Usually a Golf ball filler to Pea size hardener

[@Christophers-Assorted-Stuff]

I have been trying to find rexine for ages, where can I find it? Back in 1970 I could buy it in my local hardware shop, my dad used some on a radio he made which was styled on a Roberts model.

[@MendItMark]

I get it from www.retrospecialist.co.uk If I spelt it wrong, just Google dansette rexine.

[@Christophers-Assorted-Stuff]

@@MendItMark Thanks, I found the place, is any of their material suitable for re-covering a Roberts Revival 250 type cabinet - something that can be bent around the rounded corners?

[@pablobaldomir9430]

Parece de los años 60'

[@barrypritchard2306]

Hi I justed watch you use same wood filler there is a better a better way get same sawdust keep it in a jar and when you need to fill a hole use a small amount of the sawdust with same PVA glue mix it the fill the holes or marks .

[@pablobaldomir9430]

I la parte mecanica se ve mui solida

[@aliisk6575]

👍👍👍👍 Süper

[@enriquebarneseznarriaga3298]

👏👏👏

[@motoflyte]

You should fix some 80s yamaha keyboards

[@ibrahimkocaalioglu]

you could have started with a copper sheet

[@pablobaldomir9430]

Lo mismo qe el amplificador

[@stephensomersify]

OLD STYLE = No gloves, no safety glasses, no masks and no mamby pamby nitrile gloves Goodonya -old git, UK

[@dDAMKErkk]

🥹🥹🥹

[@akella728]

why paper? there are many types of woodlike films or vinyl. they are scrachproof

[@ALEX00XX]

+++++

[@EpRoos]

Is there anything you have no skill in?

[@davidvivian596]

Hi Mark, a lovely, interesting video as usual. I starting working for ITT/KB as a Sales Rep during the late 1970s, but I don't recall this particular model. BTW, KB stands for Kolster Brandes which was, I think, the German electronics company which bought out KB. The first model of record player I recall, was the KA1026 which probably replaced the KP036. Happy days.

[@jhareng]

Nice work again, look forward to part 2. Hard to believe by 1977 BSR made 250k units per week of which 90% was export. Another sad loss for the Black Country in Rowley Regis and Wollaston 14000 jobs lost by 85.

[@madtopp]

just like everything lost in the black country all the fantasic item we once made

[@jwades77]

is it sunrise medical at the old BSR plant in wollaston still, i worked there way back.

[@tusharparte3205]

You are very capable and doing all this with such happy energy.

[@ferraridinoman]

Now come on Young Mark! Large CBS Headstock Maple necked Stratocasters are NOT cool!!! Come on!! ha ha!

[@Si1983h]

I’ve a very similar but slightly older Bush record player along with a separate powered extension speaker in the bottom of my wardrobe awaiting restoration… it’s in a queue behind a load of Linn and Naim kit though and has been for three and a half years.😂

[@1969longshanks]

Incredible workmanship

[@skydiver1984]

could watch him all night, many greetings from blackforrest Germnay

[@newme3835]

No paras de sorprenderme, gracias por compartir 🙌🙌🙌😁

[@nathkrupa3463]

Great engineering 👍

[@marlenestockton2269]

What a wonderful work shop...

[@hi-tech-guy-1823]

Get a Handheld CO2 Laser 20W 500W 2000W (Cleaning mode is like Reversing time) They are Very good At Restoration work

[@martinlegg6473]

Hi brilliant channel, very interesting, how can I get in touch to repair my Sony walkman WM D-6C. Thank you Martin

[@vidwatchman]

Where do you find rexine?! I can find faux leather and stuff that’s too thick but not rexine. Not on Amazon anyway.

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

Rexine was apparently created as a cheap alternative to leather. Nowadays it costs twice as much as leather. The past is a foreign country.

[@gavynswale3069]

Do you have any videos on a columbia 360 model 526 restoration or maintenance?

[@martincook318]

Mark there is a lot of Money to be Made from buying and Restoring and Selling these old Machines on and you could Make a Fortune from doing such a thing

[@pedrojintan7407]

what material you had used to cover? Tolex? Thanks

[@ecc84]

Little tip next time you are taking rexine off lift a corner with a knife and get a small paint brush and some ipa and run it under the rexine, it will soften the glue enough to pull it off, you just need to keep going with the ipa as you go along.

[@MendItMark]

Thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a try on the next one. I’ve just stripped a Bush record player, and it was a lot of hard work!

[@valdirdeaguiarlima7241]

Hi! Are there any other episodes for this restoration? I wasn't able to find it. 😮

[@darrenwendell1723]

The Chemist......you know your stuff.

[@bobharrison2212]

Use car body filler on places u cant see its cheaper :)

[@SkyTechElectronics]

Miles O'brien is real! 0_0

[@pablobaldomir9430]

El parlante se veia bien

[@kaushikchatterjee9137]

Fantastic job.🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@vincentguyot3029]

Made in Finland?

[@janinapalmer8368]

Where did you obtain that old style Rexine covering ? It's IMPOSSIBLE to find in Australia...

[@janinapalmer8368]

With the popularity of the old record player why don't you make them ... I reckon you could ... you have a fab workshop ...

[@twanaclash6604]

good

[@suntexi]

Paul Kemp I had one of these when I was 15 in the mid '60s. It was a good little record player. Mine was red and I remember the colour of yours was known as avocado, I think. You could get bathroom suites in the same colour. I think there was a sickly yellow option too.

[@RonyMiah-j6j]

[@joseneves7945]

boas amigo muito gosto ver o seu de profecional do sei trb, eu ao sei lado sou um aprendiz, tb arranjos aparelhos mas dame gosto de o ver sei e vejo que é mestre disso , sou Portugues ok abraços

[@anthonylawrence60]

its easier to just unclip the motor rather than cut the cables

[@damirhlobik6488]

I admire your enthusiasm