Recovering An Old 1950's Record Player Restoration [DANSETTE]

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This is a vintage 1950's record player I picked up very cheaply and it was in a bad state so I decided to bring it back to life and also recover the outer casing with some period Rexine as used in the 1950's when this record player was made.
I didn't have any green rexine but I did have some red and that went well with the white vinyl cloth that I used for the front of the record player. Hope you enjoy. I'm still recovering from an infection do decided to upload this video to keep you amused till I am back to full strength.
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@40ounce58 5 лет назад

Awesome job! The colors reminds of a 57’ Chevrolet. Very retro record player!

@Crashoverride1234 5 лет назад

Love it! Red and white coloured vintage stuff is my favourite. Great restoration video.

@chandarussell 5 лет назад

You must have a very tolerant wife doing that on your lovely dining room table. 😉

@RockinJohnny 3 года назад

I wondered that too but he's done a great job though and quite inspired me

@ianpeddle6818 Год назад

Brings back happy memories of the Danette we had at home.

@lyntoncox7880 5 лет назад

Mine was blue and off white. The pots crackled something rotten. Rexine is almost as dear as leather!

@jsof2 5 лет назад

Cracking job Martin! It's great how the old stuff can be pulled apart and renovated so easily. Nice job.

@stevenhoman2253 5 лет назад

You do good work. I enjoy watching a man who knows what he's doing. 👍

@yqwgjsg 5 лет назад

Now bring in a teenager and watch him try to find the home button and where to plug in his earbuds.

@fraserwhitely9199 4 года назад

i am a teenager and this is completely untrue, i have a record player which i am trying to restore and i didn't look for a home button or where to put my earbuds

@hamishdow2188 4 года назад

Im just in my 20's and all ill say is try me, i want rotary phones to make a comeback. slamming them down after a phone argument was the best

@fraserwhitely9199 4 года назад

@@hamishdow2188 haha I want to do that, I never had one

@vaporschutz 3 года назад

this is the best example of a boomer comment

@beatsbylayne1768 3 года назад

@@vaporschutz best example of boomer humour really. teenagers aren't that stupid of course we know what record player is.

@Jim-ie6uf 5 лет назад

Very smart indeed! The leatherette will be fine, that’s where your hands touch. If I did that on our dining room table, Vickie would have a fit.

@Miidaguy1 4 года назад

You should restore that beautiful dining room table

@David-uf8ex Год назад

What a beauty love the two tone brown UA8 deck 😍

@goodguy40 5 лет назад

Turned out very nice in the end Martin.As you say rexine is a lot easier to work with and very durable.I have recovered a few old Hacker and Roberts radios and it was the thin foam underneath the rexine not the rexine itself that had perished.You still look like you are under the weather Martin,hope you are back on top form soon.

@Cradley684 5 лет назад

Great Job, My mother used to work at the BSR works in Old Hill, West Midlands where they made the decks took you back that did !!!

@decomanjoel 4 года назад

Very nice work! You are very clever with your hands.

@user-vy7er1iq3r 5 лет назад

Хорошая работа. А в перерывах между реставрациями - занятия стендовым моделизмом))) Всех благ. всем добра

@rectify2003 2 года назад

Great job I repaired a Dansette Major the other day

@hamishdow2188 4 года назад

Im picking up an old stewart manhattan (nz made player kind of similar to the dansette) doesnt have rexine on the case but it is painted which makes my job alot easier since i can just sand off the tired old paint and respray it in whatever combo i want and clear coat it to get that high gloss look they had as new back on it. Should be a fun little restore for me

@noname-ct2rw 4 года назад

That thing looks super nice good job

@Super8Rescue 4 года назад

nice work, one of my favorite changers

@paulcresswell2279 5 лет назад

Nice job .iv got a couple of dansettes never thought about recovering them

@logotrikes 5 лет назад

Remember these from a previous life. Didn't realise how basic and flimsily they were manufactured. Very labour intensive, and each one potentially different to the next...

@Retro_andy_1977 2 года назад

Fantastic work A true inspiration to anyone doing theirs

@RetroHax 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@hartleyhare7375 5 лет назад

My gran gave me a dansette in the 70's, many a good record played on it, looks great.

@Georgeolddrones 5 лет назад

Lovely job thanks.take me back to 50/60s👍🇬🇧

@thevintageman13 5 лет назад

Thank you this will definitely help me restore mine!

@nickwalton8864 5 лет назад

My mum has one I love it's smell! 😊 Hope you're fighting fit soon Martin.

@coryjeffreys5146 5 лет назад

When I first started watching you do this I figured you would have used a spray adhesive.

@baldanddangerous1572 5 лет назад

fantastic job martin ,had one of these as a teenager,prob not dansette ,but similar,all the best......................dougie

@buffplums 2 года назад

What a lovely job mate. I have a few machines in for restoration and one has a very dirty covering. I didn’t know that the material is called rexine but thanks to you now I know and I think I may have a go myself. Thanks chap,

@RetroHax 2 года назад

Glad to help

@805ROADKING 5 лет назад

Stirling job Mate!! Change the capacitors to get rid of the hum and it'll be better than new!!☺

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

Yes They are done bud. You know your stuff.

@davidyoung6608 5 лет назад

Awesome restoration Martin.

@user-gw5fe7mg2b Месяц назад

Do you do outside repairs ? Or just for yourself? Where are you based? Thanks

@dodgydruid 5 лет назад

Yay for the Lonsdale T shirt ;) Proper London gear (and kit supplier for my lot Millwall too)

@zunkrock 2 года назад

Good job. You can shave the edges to make the leatherette thinner for overlaps. Common practice with real leather but I think contact adhesive would be used for just overlap areas.

@semperfi-1918 5 лет назад

Well done

@radiorobertakaandy5982 4 года назад

Really nice job mate.exellent work.

@RetroHax 4 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@radiorobertakaandy5982 4 года назад

@@RetroHax you've done some good work on these players and I do enjoy those videos....keep them coming !

@InstrucTube 5 лет назад

That works to get the glue off, but a little less of a manual way to do it is to just use some acetone, it'll dissolve the glue and make it easier to just take the paper or whatever off. :) Nice job on the resto though, looks good!

@riverhoneybee 5 лет назад

Beautiful work.

@Barbarra63297 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed this, reminded me of our old Sears portable. BTW anything over 4 bars is copywrite infringement. :) Great restoration!

@jeffr0 5 лет назад

Wow Martin. This is like the olde days. Some of your earliest vids were record player restorations.

@paulyh4531 5 лет назад

Four corners ? Is that like four candles ? Lol hope your feeling better Martin , cheers 👍

@professionalidiots101 5 лет назад

Nice one Martin, good to see your wizardry again. 😁

@Pyridox 5 лет назад

Nice work!

@dodgydruid 5 лет назад

Looks a proper good job m8, have to get some wicked tunes running on the old girl, bit of 2 tone and have a proper knees up :D

@barrybakewell5278 5 лет назад

fantastic video again Martin keep them coming hope you are better now

@saffatanis 5 лет назад

Awesome restoration ;D

@mrbillhicks 5 лет назад

Got a couple of vintage records players for repair. What would be the contemporary equivalent of Rexine ? and I'm having loads of problems sourcing old volume and tone control knobs..

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

Some people use book binding material. Ebay is your best bet for spares.

@mrbillhicks 5 лет назад

@@RetroHax I think the material on the boxes may clean up, may have to find something to replenish the black. Don't think I'm going to have any joy finding 2 knobs for a Ferguson 3044 though

@LZDEN 5 лет назад

very nice work Martin, excellent..;-)

@neilmansfield8329 3 года назад

These record player is good and people want them for their new records

@StefanDembowski 5 лет назад

Very cool, we had a player like that in my grade school.

@paulelliott2861 5 лет назад

Nice work Martin. 👌👌👌👌👌

@martincook318 10 месяцев назад

Martin it was Certainly a big improvement Compared to how it was and you have got a great talent on those old Machines and what did Surprise Me was the fact that you didn't put in a More modern Style 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂

@bigfatpear 5 лет назад

bloody nice job.

@davidvickers9029 5 лет назад

looks good Martin.

@alexavram9498 2 года назад

What kind of needle does it need?

@gibbo9089 5 лет назад

Does it cut grass

@Phil-1969 5 лет назад

Great video mate , don’t go over doing it , your end up back in hospital Cheers Phil

@classicminiworkshop 5 лет назад

Haggro ? Is that a new word (Hassle and Aggro) :) Great vid as always mate.

@heyitsmorgss2513 3 года назад

Hi! So I’ve got an old shenzen 3 speed record player and I’m wanting to upcycle it and make it look nicer as at the moment it has a brown plastic lid and dark brown wood around it. You’re the closest I’ve found to someone knowing how to custom record players so can you help with how do I go about changing the record player colour? Can I paint the box? Do I need to unscrew it and take it out first? Any help would be appreciated I don’t want to break it!

@RetroHax 3 года назад

You should remove the deck so you can restore the moving parts. If you are not comfortable with restoring the electrics, get someone else to do that. You can then restore the box to your taste. Enjoy.

@stevenhoman2253 5 лет назад

The material appears superior. Like leather? Can it be machine sewn?

@19seventy97 5 лет назад

Great job! I’m trying to restore My Conquest Auto, and I would much rather Rexine over any other material, if possible as I know Rexine is hard to come by now. I’m also thinking of making mine red and white. Edit: We also have the same thoughts, I was thinking of leaving the original rexine on the lid and under the deck. Thanks

@todtiger 5 лет назад

Stirling job mate.

@kennethsee6262 4 года назад

Great job. I have a blue tooth mp3 music stereo rack system however I prefer the old sounds from a vintage hplayer a lot of character and memories cds and mp3 loose that I like the old sounds of crackle and popscharacter I would love it if you are do a Tandy flavor adios. please do the plum color as a kid I used to listen to am radio hit songs all the time. This was before fm became big great project 👍

@robertedward9456 5 лет назад

I would love to have it very nice well done.

@edwincancelii2917 5 лет назад

My favorite video.

@valmonta3647 5 лет назад

That pc screensaver match that record player age lol, great job tho. Cheers

@ps3sucks1986 5 лет назад

I am impressed you should be very proud you did a great job

@markheppell2643 5 лет назад

Looks very nice. I love your videos.

@johnkollar7103 5 лет назад

Nice video, you have a lot of talent

@Crashoverride1234 5 лет назад

Can I please ask where you got the rexine? It looks great! Also what’s the name of the material? Rexine is the company. My HMV was covered in canvas.

@Traderjoe 5 лет назад

If I close my eyes, your voice is the same as Nick Zimmetti :)

@ludvigtande1236 5 лет назад

Well done!!

@vdubs6068 5 лет назад

Great vid Martin 👍

@garethprice8818 5 лет назад

Hope you're on the mend Mr Butler!. I have a bush srp31d in the loft, do you have to do much electrical work to these?

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

Mainly capacitors need changing.

@MiamiMillionaire 5 лет назад

very nice video !

@tombob671 5 лет назад

Great job, Get well soon

@peteramberley9952 5 лет назад

Glad too see you on the up mate .what infection did you have ?and how did you get it ?

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

Don't know what strain it was but it stopped me from urinating and gave me a temp of 103.1

@peteramberley9952 5 лет назад

@@RetroHax wow ,are you sure you didnt have a kidney stone ? I knew some guy had similar problem and the urine was poisoning him .getting old is not all its cracked upto be is it mate.get better soom mart

@hobbyman58 5 лет назад

You went that far in covering it and it looks great, taught me that I could do the same. But, why didn't you send the hardware to be redone in chrome and brass?

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

What hardware? The catches and hinges have patina and didn't need to be polished to death.

@stephenr6427 5 лет назад

👍

@jamesgyorko3850 5 лет назад

WHAT !!!! No rust under the deck ???

@javertnator9881 5 лет назад

Très bonne restauration

@twin_o7m.730 5 лет назад

Nice! ❤️

@user-dx6pt9oo6h 5 лет назад

Good video 🔥🔥👍👍👍

@stevecrawford9027 11 месяцев назад

Hey I wan to know who can restore my victorla 1960 or 50 i need some wisdom

@stevenmiller4840 5 лет назад

On the dining room table? Do you want to live long? lol

@thomasbeck8326 5 лет назад

A leatherworker would have beveled the white material about an 8th of an inch. Google working with leather... Cheers my friend

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

this wasn't leather, it was a vinyl cotton backed material.

@thomasbeck8326 5 лет назад

@@RetroHax yes but the principal is still the same. Gently shave the rough Edge to a gradual point and it will be hidden

@jackal58590 Год назад

Has any reader 3 pots to fit a Regentone 60s player,see my comment to Mark below,thanks.

@ianjames1179 5 лет назад

Do you want to borrow some of my Des O Conner records ?

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

I have my own lol

@MalcOfLincoln 5 лет назад

Dansette.........the record player responsible for ruining so many vinyl records......including mine. Had to stick chewing gum on the arm to stop them jumping......soooory mate.....but it's true.

@69Phuket 5 лет назад

Put it on gumtree in Manchester.... We're overloaded with beardy steampunk types.. It's Awful!

@henriquelausch6999 5 лет назад

AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD????????

@RetroHax 5 лет назад

Not for this video bud

@henriquelausch6999 5 лет назад

@@RetroHax ok

@user-xm3gt8fi8u Год назад

You have Connor McGregor type accent are you Irish?

@SarahJane148 5 лет назад

Don scratch the table

@nailsonsouza511 5 лет назад

Dá coração nó meu comentário 🤗🤗

@TAKIOXELI 5 лет назад

That's renewing, NOT restorating!!!!!!!!

@chriscarroll3204 5 лет назад

Wooooh. First view.!

@pauldonnelly5055 2 года назад

A Genius At Work

@moodyjeep 5 лет назад

Mart i see you've not come forward, With your EURO MILLIONS WINNING TICKET. ......LOL. Baz.

@anouark.o2344 5 лет назад

second comment , yaay:)

@coryjeffreys5146 5 лет назад

do you like elevator music lol

@69Phuket 5 лет назад

All these glue fumes can't be helping your infection..We're going nowhere...Don't feel obliged to make stuff! Get some apple cider vinegar (organic, with the mother) Wards off illness a treat! Get well Soon.