Great nostalgia trip for me! I was born in 1970. At a very tender age of 18 months, I inherited my uncle's old Dansette Junior De Luxe and a stack of 7" singles from the 60s, mostly Cliff Richard, Beach Boys, The Seekers and The Barron Knights, and quickly learned how it all worked. Always wondered when I would ever run into a 16rpm disc, but it never happened. (Reason: the format was intended for audiobooks, and flopped early). I did have a couple of 78rpm discs, and was instructed to flip the stylus round to the green side. I think the very first words I learned to read were "Bachelor Boy", and this was just by listening to the records and finding the same words printed on the labels. I still have reveries going back to that time when I smell that very distinct warm aroma that emerges from old record players and radiograms. And "Wind Chimes" by the Beach Boys is still one of my all-time favourite tracks. Some years later my Junior De Luxe was replaced by a Dansette Viva, which was not quite so charming in appearance, but a better machine overall, later a Panasonic music centre with a slide-out cassette tray and STEREO speakers, but I will never forget my Dansette Junior De Luxe.
Hi many thanks,very good information.A great vintage record player.Do you,or do you know where I could buy a junior deluxe,that has been serviced ect.Do you sell these ?Regards,andrew
@loyboy1979 It's all recovered now Loy...New hinges and screws on the back...New catches and screws on the sides...Grille's back and front have had a fresh coat of gold paint...These ones are just a painted white grille anyway...Not metal as some people think...Won't be long now...Also got another one to do after this..haha!!! :)
The orange/red high output Fu-Fi TC8 cartridge will produce around 4 volts if it is ok. The Ronette Fonofluid isn't high enough output...The only Acos cartridge with the exception of the Hi-G is the 91-3...If you use a 91-1 you will only get a squeak out of it. You need a BSR X3H or X5H giving full output to drive that amp. They aren't keen on pre-amps...I do have a Major of my own that I have done this with. It's ok...But a high output cartridge works far better. Good luck! :)
thanks for the info....4 volts? bloody hell, that's one big output! looks like i'll be trawling ebay trying to find one. thanks again, this was starting to do my head in! such a simple thing, causing me so much aggro....cheers, bob
ah...i tried the original bsr orange bullet shaped turnover, i had a few others kicking about, a acos 91 and a ronnette fonofluid turnover....i thought 1 volt output was about right for a crystal cartidge? i suppose i could fit a bsr H cartridge [ceramic] and make up a little preamp to give it a bit more into the grid of the el84...whats your thoughts? thanks, bob
You say...Cartridge is fine nearly a volt output and the audio is low. I think this is where your problem is...These old amps need volts in! What cartridge are you using?
@pyestudiocolour Oh Neil...You should see the poor little blighter now...Totally naked...haha!!! I stripped him down this afternoon...Just filling and rubbing right now...Going to start recovering him tonight! I haven't done one for a year or so...I'm not fast like Sid...But I always get there...haha!!! Thanks for commenting!!! :)
hi, don't know if you can help me? i restore jukeboxes, but someone asked me to restore a dansette major [single EL84] i cant get any volume out the thing...recapped, new diode and valve...the most i can get out is about a 2 volt swing on the scope, the cartridge is fine [nearly a volt output] how loud should they be? the qaulity is not bad, just no volume! my workshop tranny is louder! if this is how they are, might junk the amp and put a solid state one in...hope you can help, cheers.
@JPa311979 You are correct...They do! All the brass work was made by a company called 'Cheney' They are no longer in business...The catches and hinges I showed are all Cheney 'New old Stock' and identical to the originals. Thanks for commenting! :)
