Good morning Guys,
Since I have my recent Beocord 1200, I was really in love with that picture:
So I started to hunt for the missing elements, each day with less and less laziness.
And yesterday was a great fishing day! I was able to get my hands on a "Mint" Beosystem 1001!
Complete, no part missing (appart from the extending aerial and sadly, the papers). Aesthically in very very good shape. Electrically working appart from the Power light : radio, tape. Didn't test Phono or FM preset yet. With Beovox 1001 also in perfect condition. All white. Price seemed fair to me.
The guy also had Beograms. Because of down to earth budget considerations I was only able to have a BG1203 in a close to waste condition. Also white, but the cabinet is heavily damaged, aluminium parts, like the arm stand shows sign of white rust, the head is an unknown condition. The "Lift" beauty cap is missing.
The dust cover was fitted with brown adhesive tape which let a lots of marks on it, but after cleaning it with alcohol for hours, it happened to be in very good condition and almost no scratches at all. Way better than the Beocord dust cover. No papers too.
I plugged it but no reaction at all.
Because of the state of the BG1203, I was given a BG3000 (5228) in dark wood. For parts or whatever use it may be. This one is turning but there's no much more happening too.
Now I hope to be able to have one of those gems getting back to work (with a preference for the 1203 as I rather the plate way more even knowing the 3000 is a better deck). I dont know really how as all the threads I've seen on Beogram restoration looks like beyond my basic skills. But maybe with luck…
Anyway, today the first step is restoring/reprinting Beogram's Service Manuals!
Some pictures…
Location: Paris France