There's literally no reason this was recommended to me based on what I watch but this is so dope; thank you for posting this and thank you RUclips algorithm for the miracle recommendation.
So, I live only a couple of miles south of the location of that radio and TV service company on the sticker. That address is a vacant lot that has been abandoned for *at least* 30 years. That's so cool to see an advertisement for a business that no longer exists.
The "I don't know where to go from here." comment had me cracking up. I collect guitars and amps and once I acquired my "holy grails", I knew nothing else would be as exciting. Welcome to the collecting world, brother.
I always aim for the grail and discard the rest then move onto another passion and just remember that when you die it’s all just stuff to your kids so leave them quality not quantity.
Exactly right. Once I got it home, I did feel lost in what to look forward to going forward. I’m just going to focus on the sets I love and want to keep and part with the others. Quality over quantity!
Solid maple and African wenge ( wen gay) wood. Very expensive then and rare now. Supposedly there are maybe 20 left in existence today. Not surprised that the television was modified to work in the United States. One of the most unusual pieces of vintage electronics I have ever seen!
Exactly, the Nordmende 5792x was the original TV chassis for this console, making it a '58 model. The record player is a Telefunken TW562 and the radio is a 5713x also by Nordmende. Good buy you made there. I hope you can get it fully functional again.
And to further clear things up: the brown patches left and right on the middle section are hiding the holes for the six TV turning knobs. All the above was added later on. It is easy to get the original parts for the Komet since Kuba used them in almost every cabinet that year. It's just the question if it makes sense to convert it back to original..
A full rehab would be a huge job. Like an antique car, you probably have to strip it all the way down into hundreds of parts and then build back up with the 'correct' parts and electronics, if original parts are available. Researching the 'know how' will be a big job, as well. But yeah, the whole thing will have to be taken apart, like the technicians who repair pendulum clocks. Got to know exactly what you're doing.
I owned a Kuba Console. The turntable and receiver were both on the left side. 2 sliding doors with handles on the left and right. It had like 10 speakers, 4 across the bottom front behind beige colored cloth, on either end on the sides of the cabinet, speakers underneath pointing downwards in the strangest places. It's been such a long time that I can't honestly remember how they were configured or even how many there really were. It might have been 8 speakers, woofers, and tweeters, full range, I'm just not sure. The record changer was like a mini changer and had a similar action like Magnavox used, I think they were called Collaro, where the tone arm would lift up and would tap the edge of the record to sense the size to set the needle down in the correct place. The spindle for 33s and 78s was of the umbrella type. The cabinet was dark and laquered. It was glossy like a piano finish but more like a walnut brown in color. The previous owner must've had something sitting on top of it because it was sagging in the center. It looked very similar to other European consoles. It was approximately 4 feet long, maybe 3 feet tall, 1 foot wide at the top but getting slightly larger as it sloped down. On the other side of the cabinet was a 45 record rack and the 45 spindle. I've heard a number of consoles in my lifetime but never anything quite like my Kuba. For as old as it must've been ( I knew it was late 50s, early 60s and still don't know much more about it). The sound quality was simply incredible. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing. It's extraordinary!
This is so beautiful. Like, they knew the screen could only be a certain size so they surrounded it with some outrageous period-appropriate artwork! Brillian! As someone who had a big wood TV with a tiny screen in it growing up I get the vibe.
Congrats on finding your holy grail! What a wild piece of furniture. It’s the most MCM piece of MCM furniture I have ever seen. I’m new to your channel, so looking forward to your journey. I hope to hear more about how you found it.
I’m in Australia and never seen anything like this! This is super retro and I love it. I would have it on display as a centre piece I reckon. Awesome find.
Didn't know that something like that even existed ! That's a wonderfull piece of art, for sure... Glad that guys like you keep them alive....Thank you, Sir !
Its an early example of the KUBA 1957-1958 due to the Nordmende TV chassis (Mende 5792X) with the old 90 degree tube version AW53-80. Curious if that tube is still in place. Radio chassis is in fact the Nordmende Fidelio 58 3D with indeed Schallkompressor, so your horns underneath could be original , just placed other type as original used in that radio. Recordplayer is the Telefunken TW562 , Often used in German combination sets. Overal great condition and a great find. Its a pure design out of the late 1950's as entering the modern space age. Have fun with it, and take good care of this master class design unit. Yrs ago I repaired the one Kuba bit newer out of 1964. As Germany is app next door.
When he showed off the back I'm like, "oh dayum! this thing got the dual exhaust!" lmao Seriously though, thank you for showing off this absolute beauty, otherwise most of us would probably never know. I didn't know this existed 15mins ago, and now I'm going mad over how rare it is and I won't get to see it.
Your TV is a piece of Pop Art that many a museum would appreciate. Once you have physically restored it, I suggest that the way to display it is with some period art from the early sixties on the wall and a period pole light to one side and a patterned rug just in front. That TV is something you would expect to see in the bachelor pad of some entitled swinger. It is quite a find.
I'm pretty sure that I saw George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Astro, and Rosie, sitting around this thing, watching reruns of The Flintstones on it. I'm amazed at how long some shows can stay in syndication. 😅
This is my favorite home entertainment system of all time. It is brilliant in its design, and it really is “the holy” grail of home entertainment systems. Fantastic find!
I think from us 80s an 90s tube collectors who dont really touch stuff this old, this is still an impressive specimen. Its definitely more of the Komet than I have ever seen on the internet in passing, regardless of the mods of the period made. The back looks just as cool as the front! Hope to see more!
My dad used to have an old 37” tube TV , I think it was an RCA, that weighed over 150 lbs and had a radio built in on one side and a turntable on the top of the other side with magnetic push close/open doors to conceal them to make the top flat when they weren’t being used
The US TV is from the late 50's early 60's and what was a more compact portable set of the time. Be glad it wasn't fitted with a Predicta chassis and CRT! Absolutely amazing find, that set is beautiful, and the mods are not hard to deal with. As for the style, way out there for 20th century modern, clear into Googie or maybe wilder. I love that thing and can't believe one was even in this country. Congratulations on this amazing piece of TV history, I am completely blown away.
That is the coolest television radio grammo console I've ever seen. I had a few in my collections but not even close to this well designed and cool. This looks cool even by todays standard, and those flatscreens we have today can't even compete with that coolness in design. It's just so pretty, it's actually an art-piece. Awesome find.
Incredible, they definitely took mid-century modern ideals and wrapped it in space age futuristic design with that set. From a time when a TV/HiFi system was to be as much of a piece of fine furniture as it was a entertainment tool.
That’s really gnarly. My grandma had a radio that was a bit larger than this. I really wanted to keep it but I just didn’t have space for the thing. It’s cool thinking about how families would just gather around and be so thrilled.
I clicked on this #1: I love mid-century design. and #2: Wasn't sure if what I was seeing was real. Wow! That is quite a piece! Good luck luck with this. Can't wait it see it working!
Very interesting, I believe that huge transformer is to step up the voltage to the European 220 VAC. Plus the retrofit was needed to work in the states due to the PAL/NTSC differences....plus the 50 cycle differences. I wouldn't even think to turn it on before replacing all the capacitors. That said, it's an amazing find.
That's definitely why the transformer is there but it's also perplexing. The radio chassis clearly has taps for 110 and 125v, why didn't they just do that?
It's a very famous design piece and a miracle you found it in the wild and in the USA. The television conversion is very logical since the standards were very different in Europe. I'd call this an original conversion since it's very neatly done and leave it like this, it's part of the history of this item.
Beautiful find! Nothing like getting one of the last remaining from an already small number produced. I have a 58 Mercury Voyager wagon, a car but a similar situstion withhardly any left and incredibly few made in the first place. Congrats on your holy grail.
Wow my friend I can not wait to see it fully restored and working. The old 3 in 1 set. It is in the best hands to make the magic. Waiting for next part.
Mods were done in my home state of WA. Looks like a barber shop occupies that location now. Was hoping to see the business somehow survived. Would have been cool to see that they were still around, maybe specializing in vintage technology or maybe went through a bunch of iterations and now they make micro Thorium Reactors or something but, no dice.
Looked up the address to see if maybe somehow this place was still around (there are surviving television stores in Portland so I thought maybe Tacoma might have one). It turns out by 2007 it was a barber shop and by 2018 it was abandoned. It was torn down between late 2018 and early 2019. That sticker is among the last evidence that place ever even existed.
I remember television sets like that. It took a few minutes to warm up and you could see the vacuum tubes slowly getting brighter and brighter. My aunt had a massive t.v.and it had a remote control that worked by sound. It would make a pinging sound when you pushed the button.
Thanks so much for sharing. I have always wanted to see one of these in real life. I guess video isn't quite the same as seeing it in person, but it's still very interesting. It's now easier to understand the size of the set, and it will be interesting to follow the restoration of the electronics. Thanks for sharing.
Great find! Love it! I suspect the TV chassis had to be changed to NTSC from the European PAL standard, which is why it isn't a standard European chassis. The transformer is so it can operate on the American 110 VAC, because in Europe, they have 220VAC. Someone went to a lot of work getting it to operate here! You may need to find the make and model of the TV chassis in order to work on it. First step, get it recapped! If you need help, you may need to get hold of Shango066, as he is a TV guy, and call him Boxy, JK!
Hi, from Germany. There is no need to convert from PAL to NTSC, as this is a Black and White TV. And with the US TV Chassis, there is no need for the big transformer ( any more ), because Radio and Record Player can be configured for 110 Volts. Record Player needs to have the Motor Pulley replaced, to convert from 50Hz to 60Hz. As i am a trained Radio Service Person, and still restoring Radios from that Aera, i know this Nordmende Radio Series quite well, and also the Record Player.
@@henningoelkers9819 Wouldn't the TV chassis be dependent on the line frequency? Because the US set is set for 60 Hz, while the European unit uses 50 Hz? It is the only reason for changing the chassis to begin with, that I can tell. But I was under the understanding the PAL and NTSC standards was where the raster and frequency of the chassis was determined? As for the record player, if the rubber idler wheel is changed, the motor would sync with the 60 Hz line as well, as it should be an asynchronous unit?
@ hi, Jeffrey, the Difference in Horizontal Frequency is only 0.8%, which is easily adjustable. The Vertical Frequency is, because interferences with AC Frequency schould be avoided, 50Hz in Europe, 60Hz in US, but this is adjustable via the vertical Frequency Adjustment Potentiometer. Back in the Days the Range of this Adjustment was fairly big. The only Problem for a German made TV Chassis ( made for German Market ) is, that it is designed for 220 Volts Operation only. Therefore they needed a Transformer.
This looks like if Hannah-Barbera made a TV
My thought.
With the innards of a "Radiation King" TV from the Simpsons!
Lolz, my partner talked about a Jetsons tv.
We need people like you on our marketing team.
The Jetsons!
There's literally no reason this was recommended to me based on what I watch but this is so dope; thank you for posting this and thank you RUclips algorithm for the miracle recommendation.
Same but watching like it's man on the moon 👀
Me too. Now I want one.
The first thing I would do is watch "The Jetsons" on that thing.
😅
YES!
You betcha! 😅😂👍✌️👋
You win for Top Comment... classic!
I think I saw one of these on The Jetsons.
You need to build a mid century style house around it… that’s where you go with it
Agree 👍
Build on in Palm Springs alot of renters.
Buy the house where The Brady Bunch was filmed.
@@evanredmon3877 perfect
Agree
I’m obsessed with the mysterious silly sound that occurs at 01:31
Same
x2 we need answers OP
don’t answer op
It was the black cat that walked by, you can see its tail right before the sound, I have a cat that makes the same gurgle meow sound lol.
@@jordyandrews Yes we need the mystery!
I had to rewind to check the gargle noise wasn't me having a psychotic moment.
Me as well
I thought it was the cat.
I thought it was a ghost of Kuba Komets past
Sounds like an alien trying to learn how to speak like a human...
"yablghahfhhaghhgahle... up your-"
You're alright! Just don't gargle back!!
People can say what they want about Mid Centry Modern furniture, but man there were some bold designs during that era!
I love Mid Centry Modern/Atomic Age design.
@@CHARLES-p3o This one's a beauty.
*Absolutely **_stunning_** condition after over **_60-years._** What an incredible treasure.* 😳
They made them from 1957 to 1962, and there’s a company that has sprung up to reproduce them today…
@@twoblacklabs904 Yes, vid notes the original years of manufacture. But it's good knowing they've been resurrected as well. 👍
It is! I'm not mechanically minded but I'm fascinated.
So, I live only a couple of miles south of the location of that radio and TV service company on the sticker. That address is a vacant lot that has been abandoned for *at least* 30 years. That's so cool to see an advertisement for a business that no longer exists.
Thats the very Epitome of a Jetsons style piece of furniture. This is AWESOME
The first thought was the Jetsons!
Animators of the Jetsons, may have copied this
I photographed one of these in 2007 in Frankfurt so I recognized it right away. The fact you found this in the wild is insane!!!
I saw one at the Berlin
Deutsches Technikmuseum in 2021 maybe there's several
I live in Indiana. Not surprising to me he found it here. There are some amazing finds to be found here. We kind of live in the past a bit here. 😅
My dad would have loved this. He trained as a radii/tv repairman on the GI Bill in the early 50s. He could fix anything that had tubes. ❤
Could he have fixed RUclips?
The "I don't know where to go from here." comment had me cracking up. I collect guitars and amps and once I acquired my "holy grails", I knew nothing else would be as exciting. Welcome to the collecting world, brother.
I collect pocket knives and old army knives. Same here. It's a weird feeling knowing you'll never feel the same way about any other piece.
@@jordanliszewski6549 same just bought and restored one of my fav knifes i always wanted now its sitting on the shelf next to me
Cripes! Ive got knives, guitars and amps too! And magazines. And tools. And valves. And...well you get it. 😊😊😊😊
I always aim for the grail and discard the rest then move onto another passion and just remember that when you die it’s all just stuff to your kids so leave them quality not quantity.
Exactly right. Once I got it home, I did feel lost in what to look forward to going forward. I’m just going to focus on the sets I love and want to keep and part with the others. Quality over quantity!
Its so distinctive you have to change all the decor in your house to match it. Fantastically ridiculous. I love it.
Solid maple and African wenge ( wen gay) wood. Very expensive then and rare now. Supposedly there are maybe 20 left
in existence today. Not surprised that the television was modified to work in the United States. One of the most unusual
pieces of vintage electronics I have ever seen!
That TV chassis is a MAGNAVOX. Circa 1956 or57. These chassis are very reliable when working properly.
“Reliable when working properly”
Not wrong, they last a very long time @@halo3odst
Sir, everything is reliable when working properly.
@@BadazzRule: I know quite a few people who aren’t.
Exactly, the Nordmende 5792x was the original TV chassis for this console, making it a '58 model. The record player is a Telefunken TW562 and the radio is a 5713x also by Nordmende. Good buy you made there. I hope you can get it fully functional again.
And to further clear things up: the brown patches left and right on the middle section are hiding the holes for the six TV turning knobs. All the above was added later on. It is easy to get the original parts for the Komet since Kuba used them in almost every cabinet that year. It's just the question if it makes sense to convert it back to original..
A full rehab would be a huge job. Like an antique car, you probably have to strip it all the way down into hundreds of parts and then build back up with the 'correct' parts and electronics, if original parts are available. Researching the 'know how' will be a big job, as well. But yeah, the whole thing will have to be taken apart, like the technicians who repair pendulum clocks. Got to know exactly what you're doing.
I owned a Kuba Console. The turntable and receiver were both on the left side. 2 sliding doors with handles on the left and right. It had like 10 speakers, 4 across the bottom front behind beige colored cloth, on either end on the sides of the cabinet, speakers underneath pointing downwards in the strangest places. It's been such a long time that I can't honestly remember how they were configured or even how many there really were. It might have been 8 speakers, woofers, and tweeters, full range, I'm just not sure. The record changer was like a mini changer and had a similar action like Magnavox used, I think they were called Collaro, where the tone arm would lift up and would tap the edge of the record to sense the size to set the needle down in the correct place. The spindle for 33s and 78s was of the umbrella type. The cabinet was dark and laquered. It was glossy like a piano finish but more like a walnut brown in color.
The previous owner must've had something sitting on top of it because it was sagging in the center. It looked very similar to other European consoles. It was approximately 4 feet long, maybe 3 feet tall, 1 foot wide at the top but getting slightly larger as it sloped down. On the other side of the cabinet was a 45 record rack and the 45 spindle. I've heard a number of consoles in my lifetime but never anything quite like my Kuba. For as old as it must've been ( I knew it was late 50s, early 60s and still don't know much more about it). The sound quality was simply incredible. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing. It's extraordinary!
_His boy, Elroy!_
Lol thank you for sharing this absolute gem!
Jane!!! Stop this crazy thing!!! 😊
Congrats bro, you've done it... you've reached peak nerd!
This is so beautiful. Like, they knew the screen could only be a certain size so they surrounded it with some outrageous period-appropriate artwork! Brillian!
As someone who had a big wood TV with a tiny screen in it growing up I get the vibe.
Congrats on finding your holy grail! What a wild piece of furniture. It’s the most MCM piece of MCM furniture I have ever seen.
I’m new to your channel, so looking forward to your journey. I hope to hear more about how you found it.
This was a delight. I showed my Mom and she loved this. Being Generation X and my parents are Baby Boomers, we all love seeing this, Thank You! ☺️
OMG... I've been looking for one of these for over 35 years. Good for you!
This is an absolutely beautiful living room entertainment center. A real treasure.
Opinions differ.
I’m in Australia and never seen anything like this!
This is super retro and I love it.
I would have it on display as a centre piece I reckon.
Awesome find.
…makes that white particle board storage cabinet to the right look pre-historic 😂❤
glad I ended up here! Well I have an expertise in this hobby or collection, I think you're right there's nowhere to go from here ! that thing is wild.
So great. I have seen photos but never a video. Amazing to get it in the wild, so fortunate. Looking forward to more videos.
Was that the CAT at 1:31??! 🤣 That deserves a whole video on its own lol
It’s a kid
@@72marshflower15so sure. No it's not. It's distortion from a video editing error.
@@72marshflower15definitely a cat walking by evidenced by the tip of the tail going by, the sound, probably aliens.
EVP ?
@@72marshflower15 it's neither, it's adobe enhance lol
Didn't know that something like that even existed ! That's a wonderfull piece of art, for sure... Glad that guys like you keep them alive....Thank you, Sir !
Absolutely breathtaking!! that should be in a museum. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Its an early example of the KUBA 1957-1958 due to the Nordmende TV chassis (Mende 5792X) with the old 90 degree tube version AW53-80. Curious if that tube is still in place. Radio chassis is in fact the Nordmende Fidelio 58 3D with indeed Schallkompressor, so your horns underneath could be original , just placed other type as original used in that radio. Recordplayer is the Telefunken TW562 , Often used in German combination sets. Overal great condition and a great find.
Its a pure design out of the late 1950's as entering the modern space age. Have fun with it, and take good care of this master class design unit.
Yrs ago I repaired the one Kuba bit newer out of 1964. As Germany is app next door.
When he showed off the back I'm like, "oh dayum! this thing got the dual exhaust!" lmao
Seriously though, thank you for showing off this absolute beauty, otherwise most of us would probably never know. I didn't know this existed 15mins ago, and now I'm going mad over how rare it is and I won't get to see it.
Can't wait to see it restored and working.
Watching from the State of Rhode Island-Wow! The 1959 Cadillac of TVs. Total trip-bro-good for you! Peace!
Your TV is a piece of Pop Art that many a museum would appreciate. Once you have physically restored it, I suggest that the way to display it is with some period art from the early sixties on the wall and a period pole light to one side and a patterned rug just in front. That TV is something you would expect to see in the bachelor pad of some entitled swinger. It is quite a find.
Back when a console TV was a massive piece of furniture. Awesome piece
I can not find the words to describe the discomfort I feel looking at this set. I’m glad you have it
Yet we clicked on the thumbnail, ironically we subjected ourselves to schadenfreude.
Damned Germans hit us with a two for one.
What a beautiful piece of vintage tech. ❤🎉 Love it they really dont make it like they used to. Adore that shape!
I can see why it's your holy grail, it's incredible!
Wow wow something left over from 1954. Simply amazing how we’re going forward. Regards Alan from down under.
I'm pretty sure that I saw George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Astro, and Rosie, sitting around this thing, watching reruns of The Flintstones on it.
I'm amazed at how long some shows can stay in syndication. 😅
This is my favorite home entertainment system of all time. It is brilliant in its design, and it really is “the holy” grail of home entertainment systems. Fantastic find!
I think from us 80s an 90s tube collectors who dont really touch stuff this old, this is still an impressive specimen. Its definitely more of the Komet than I have ever seen on the internet in passing, regardless of the mods of the period made. The back looks just as cool as the front! Hope to see more!
Holy crap that is beautiful. That would be amazing to have even if not working. That is a beautiful work of mid century modern art.
I came from Facebook! This is soooooo cool!! Looking forward to more updates and checking out your other videos!
This is amazing, and even the comments are good lol. Thank you, Algorithm 💅
I love vintage TVs, but I had no idea this existed. It is awesome.
One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Would love to have this.
My dad used to have an old 37” tube TV , I think it was an RCA, that weighed over 150 lbs and had a radio built in on one side and a turntable on the top of the other side with magnetic push close/open doors to conceal them to make the top flat when they weren’t being used
The cabinetry alone is fantastic.
Absolutely incredible art and craftsmanship in your Kuba!
Im restoring a 1948 Philco 48-1286 as we speak
Amazing--the styling is so Jetsons. A beautiful work of art. I wish you all the best with your plans! Also, your kitty is adorable!
The US TV is from the late 50's early 60's and what was a more compact portable set of the time. Be glad it wasn't fitted with a Predicta chassis and CRT! Absolutely amazing find, that set is beautiful, and the mods are not hard to deal with. As for the style, way out there for 20th century modern, clear into Googie or maybe wilder. I love that thing and can't believe one was even in this country.
Congratulations on this amazing piece of TV history, I am completely blown away.
That is a CRT TV
Oh man ive been seeing photos of this thing all across social media recently. So neat!
Absolutely beautiful example of Mid Century Modern.
That is the coolest television radio grammo console I've ever seen. I had a few in my collections but not even close to this well designed and cool. This looks cool even by todays standard, and those flatscreens we have today can't even compete with that coolness in design. It's just so pretty, it's actually an art-piece. Awesome find.
Hard starting vintage caps is dangerous, but they must have tolerated reforming by not burning down the guy's home. Awesome find.
Incredible, they definitely took mid-century modern ideals and wrapped it in space age futuristic design with that set. From a time when a TV/HiFi system was to be as much of a piece of fine furniture as it was a entertainment tool.
That’s really gnarly. My grandma had a radio that was a bit larger than this. I really wanted to keep it but I just didn’t have space for the thing. It’s cool thinking about how families would just gather around and be so thrilled.
Congratulations!! Glad it found an appreciative home
That is the most amazing and obsessive Television I have ever seen .. you are so lucky to find that
This popped up on my Facebook randomly today! Never seen one of these before. Quite beautiful, too be sure!
Wow! What an amazing piece! I praise you for saving it. Its just GORGEOUS!
The speakers on the bottom are compression driver horns for high and mid range vocals.
The Cat talking at a minute and a half in is amazing
That's amazing! Awesome that you managed to find one
I clicked on this #1: I love mid-century design. and #2: Wasn't sure if what I was seeing was real. Wow! That is quite a piece! Good luck luck with this. Can't wait it see it working!
Very interesting, I believe that huge transformer is to step up the voltage to the European 220 VAC. Plus the retrofit was needed to work in the states due to the PAL/NTSC differences....plus the 50 cycle differences. I wouldn't even think to turn it on before replacing all the capacitors. That said, it's an amazing find.
That's definitely why the transformer is there but it's also perplexing. The radio chassis clearly has taps for 110 and 125v, why didn't they just do that?
@@eDoc2020 Good question, maybe for extra isolation as some of the older electronics, radio etc. had awful safety standards.
@@tonytfuntek3262 The mod was most likely done back in the day when it was definitely considered safe enough.
Glad this popped up in my Facebook feed. What an incredible piece!
Congrats on the acquisition. Very cool find. Looking forward to seeing it up and running.
It's a very famous design piece and a miracle you found it in the wild and in the USA.
The television conversion is very logical since the standards were very different in Europe.
I'd call this an original conversion since it's very neatly done and leave it like this, it's part of the history of this item.
Beautiful find! Nothing like getting one of the last remaining from an already small number produced. I have a 58 Mercury Voyager wagon, a car but a similar situstion withhardly any left and incredibly few made in the first place. Congrats on your holy grail.
This tv set really is a work of art I’m excited to see you explore how you identify the internals of the tv set
Congratulations, it’s absolutely amazing
I’ve only seen photos of this on Facebook and fell in love with it. can’t wait to see the rest of the repair series of this beautiful piece of art
Um..what the hell is that noise at 1:29??? Is the spirit of the dead owner trying to contact you?
I had to go back and listen to that twice extra.
Ya that was weird lol
I think it was his cat 😂 because you see a part of it's tail and short after you hear that weird sound 😂😂
@ I thought so too, but that definitely didn’t sound like a cat haha
@@kimderover5721I have had many cats in my life but none of them have ever made anything close to that sound lol
I've been seeing this TV pop up on a few Facebook groups.
So happy to see this video pop up in me recommendations on RUclips. Keen to watch
I cannot wait to watch this restoration! If anyone is up to the challenge, it’s certainly you!
It's like Atlas Shrugged or Bioshock manifested as a home entertainment center. Congrats and thanks for the video tour and history.
Here from Facebook, looking forward to the growth of your channel. Cool ass TV
Wow my friend I can not wait to see it fully restored and working. The old 3 in 1 set. It is in the best hands to make the magic. Waiting for next part.
Absolutely love seeing these, have been waiting for this series since you posted about it!
Fantastic Mid Century Modern piece. Congratulations!
Mods were done in my home state of WA.
Looks like a barber shop occupies that location now. Was hoping to see the business somehow survived.
Would have been cool to see that they were still around, maybe specializing in vintage technology or maybe went through a bunch of iterations and now they make micro Thorium Reactors or something but, no dice.
Beautiful multimedia center. So futuristic! 😂Thanx for sharing
Looked up the address to see if maybe somehow this place was still around (there are surviving television stores in Portland so I thought maybe Tacoma might have one). It turns out by 2007 it was a barber shop and by 2018 it was abandoned. It was torn down between late 2018 and early 2019. That sticker is among the last evidence that place ever even existed.
I remember television sets like that. It took a few minutes to warm up and you could see the vacuum tubes slowly getting brighter and brighter. My aunt had a massive t.v.and it had a remote control that worked by sound. It would make a pinging sound when you pushed the button.
Nice one!! Greeting from Germany
Thanks so much for sharing. I have always wanted to see one of these in real life. I guess video isn't quite the same as seeing it in person, but it's still very interesting. It's now easier to understand the size of the set, and it will be interesting to follow the restoration of the electronics. Thanks for sharing.
Quite a space age design. Got to love it when German designers go off the rails. This is not form follows function. Love it !
Congrats on the acquisition. I had no idea such a thing existed, thoroughly enjoyed learning about it.
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What an absolute legend
Those are your midrange horns underneath. I never knew they were there!!!!!
Both beautiful & hideous at the same time... I love it!
I just made the same comment!
Wow! Wow! What an amazing piece of furniture/ technology!
0:26 oh the excitement
I wish I recorded my reaction when I secured the down payment. I couldn't believe it
Wow such a cool and weird looking set! I never knew something like this existed. I would certainly love to see more on it!
Great find! Love it!
I suspect the TV chassis had to be changed to NTSC from the European PAL standard, which is why it isn't a standard European chassis.
The transformer is so it can operate on the American 110 VAC, because in Europe, they have 220VAC.
Someone went to a lot of work getting it to operate here!
You may need to find the make and model of the TV chassis in order to work on it.
First step, get it recapped!
If you need help, you may need to get hold of Shango066, as he is a TV guy, and call him Boxy, JK!
Hi, from Germany. There is no need to convert from PAL to NTSC, as this is a Black and White TV. And with the US TV Chassis, there is no need for the big transformer ( any more ), because Radio and Record Player can be configured for 110 Volts. Record Player needs to have the Motor Pulley replaced, to convert from 50Hz to 60Hz. As i am a trained Radio Service Person, and still restoring Radios from that Aera, i know this Nordmende Radio Series quite well, and also the Record Player.
@@henningoelkers9819 Wouldn't the TV chassis be dependent on the line frequency? Because the US set is set for 60 Hz, while the European unit uses 50 Hz? It is the only reason for changing the chassis to begin with, that I can tell. But I was under the understanding the PAL and NTSC standards was where the raster and frequency of the chassis was determined?
As for the record player, if the rubber idler wheel is changed, the motor would sync with the 60 Hz line as well, as it should be an asynchronous unit?
@ hi, Jeffrey, the Difference in Horizontal Frequency is only 0.8%, which is easily adjustable. The Vertical Frequency is, because interferences with AC Frequency schould be avoided, 50Hz in Europe, 60Hz in US, but this is adjustable via the vertical Frequency Adjustment Potentiometer. Back in the Days the Range of this Adjustment was fairly big. The only Problem for a German made TV Chassis ( made for German Market ) is, that it is designed for 220 Volts Operation only. Therefore they needed a Transformer.