'58 Acousti-Craft Hi-Fi Console

1958 Acoustic Craft Hi-Fi Console

Pure Mid-Century Modern Style. This is truly a one-of-a-kind vintage console that features an Acoustic-Craft all-wood cabinet with separate speakers. It has been restored to working condition while still retaining the patina of it's 57 year life. It sounds and operates excellent. All the inputs work, AM & FM, turntable as well as the Aux input that could be used with any media player (iPhone, iPod, etc.)
• Custom Acoustic-Craft Cabinet with top openings and lower record storage racks
• Custom ported Acoustic-Craft Speakers with 12" Stephens Tru-sonic 120cx coaxial drivers
• Bogen 25 watt X 2 DB212 Stereo Tube Amp
• Bogen T661 AM-FM Tuner
• Musicmaster 3 speed Turntable 25B12GST with a uni-pivot suspension Model .25 12" arm
The custom made Acoustic-Craft cabinet is furniture grade walnut plywood veneer with a cherry hue. The Acoustic-Craft line was custom hand-made furniture made for the mid-century audiophile or high-end dealers who wanted a cabinet to house selected components, and was made to fit each piece exactly. It has been cleaned and polished using Howard's products. Sliding lower doors open to reveal record storage slots below. It has some minor scratches and wear marks but none that are serious. The ported matching speaker cabinets have been cleaned and had their original grill cloths replaced with matching grill fabric. There are some wear marks and scratches but overall the cabinets are in excellent shape. The tuned lower ports feature a bent-wood scoop that forms the port horn - very custom. They feature 12" Stephens Tru-sonic 120cx coaxial drivers. The Stephens Tru-sonic Manufacturing Company was established in 1938 by Robert Lee Stephens, former draftsman at MGM studios and participant in their groundbreaking Shearer Horn Two Way Loudspeaker project along with Jim Lansing of JBL fame, John Hilliard and others.
The Bogen 12 watt X 2 DB212 Stereo Tube Amp was cleaned and restored and all electrolytic capacitors replaced as well as any drifted resistors. A few marginal tubes were also replaced. It has 4 selectable inputs: Tape, Phono, Tuner and Aux which can be used with your iPod, iPhone or any other media player. An input cable is included that sits inside the lower cabinet. It's a high quality mid grade amp powered with 6V6 output tubes. It's quiet and even though rated at 12 watts per channel - it can drive the Tru-sonics and get very loud. The faceplate shows some wear on the lettering around the input selector.
The Bogen T661 AM-FM Tuner was also cleaned and restored, all electrolytic capacitors replaced as well as any drifted resistors. It pulls in AM and FM Signals with no problem.
The Musicmaster 3 speed Turntable 25B12GST with a Model 2.5 12" single point uni-pivot arm is a very unique and sought after turntable. It's a manual. idler drive record player, 3 speed (78, 45 and 33 rpm), with a eddy brake type pitch control. It has a silicone damped ball and socket type unipivot tonearm. It has been thoroughly cleaned and polished, the motor lubed and has had its Idler wheel rebuilt by Terry's Rubber Rollers. It has a Shure SC35C cartridge currently mounted on it. It will come with the original GE V-1000 cartridge with a new stylus as well. The original 45 rpm adapter, Musicmaster "Stroboscope" disc and the built-in needle brush are included as well. The original black mat is brittle and was cracked in many places but has been glued back together. The metal shows tarnishing in many places and in some areas the plating has worn through.
Dimensions: Main Cabinet - 38” W X 18” D X 31” H - 75 lbs.
Speakers - 21” W X 16.5” D X 31” H - 65 lbs. each

PRICE: $2195.00