Vintage 1956 RCA 45 RPM Record Player Model 8-HF-45P Museum Quality Restoration

Description: This is it! The holy grail of RCA 45 record players. The 8-HF-45P is RCA's best sounding dedicated 45 RPM phonograph. The 4 tube push-pull amplifier with tone control and 2 speakers, a woofer and tweeter, provide great sound with plenty of volume. These record players are becoming hard to find due to their collectability. This record player has been meticulously restored. Restoration process: Unit was completely disassembled. CaseAll old covering material and hardware was removed.Case repaired to be structurally sound.Expertly re-covered with high quality Tolex cabinet material. This is the same material used on custom guitar amp cabinets.All new brass plated hardware installed; hinges, latches and side feet.New grill cloth.Rubber feet have been added to the bottom of the case. MechanismCompletely disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, lubricated, adjusted and tested.All new rubber parts: idler wheel, cycling cam, motor mounts and chassis mounts.Turntable chassis: old paint removed, primed, painted and clear coated.AmplifierRebuilt with all new capacitors and resistors.Tone and volume controls cleaned for static free operation.New AC cord.Tubes test good.Speakers Speakers are excellent. A new crossover capacitor has been installed.CartridgeNew stereo cartridge with diamond stylus bridged for mono play. This cartridge is a genuine Chuo Denshi CZ-800, not a cheap knockoff. This phonograph will safely play both stereo and mono records.Tonearm tracks nicely at 4 grams. This record player will be kind to your records.Up to 12 records can be stacked for continuous play. This record player sounds and looks fantastic. Please examine photos carefully. They are a much better description than can be written.Please note that a signature is required at delivery. Thanks for taking a look.

Price: 1195 USD

Location: Jamesville, New York

End Time: 2025-01-06T02:37:34.000Z

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