“I found the next one while looking for vinyl online. That experience got me interested in these big stereo consoles from the 1950s-1960s.” The sound was much better than the player I had. The guy called it a big monster and just wanted to get it out of his house. I came across an old stereo console listed for sale on Craigslist.
MAGNAVOX STEREO MASTER CONSOLE PORTABLE
I had been getting back into vinyl records and had purchased a portable record player and was disappointed in the sound. “So I’ve always been a music fan but I also have an interest in good design. I’ve always been a musician – mostly percussion and singing harmony. After I left the tech industry I had more time to pursue my music passion. “I spent about 30 years in Silicon Valley working in the tech industry. How did you get started in restoring stereo consoles? Photographed at Swag in Bolder Creek, CA on January 25, 2020. Related Reading: Tips for Mid Century Modern Furniture Picking A vintage Blaupunkt stereo console is divided in half between a bar and a record player. His shop is meticulously arranged and primarily stocked with mid century modern stereo consoles and a solid collection of vinyl as well as other vintage treasures from the mid-20th century. I spoke with Jeff in his shop, Swag, located in an old yellow building along the main street of the small northern California mountain town of Boulder Creek (population just under 5,000). Along the way, he realized he was restoring much more than just a record player. It’s this same love of vinyl that led Jeff Brough to find his passion for restoring mid century modern stereo consoles. vinyl sales grew by 14.5% - continuing a decades-long increase in vinyl sales. In fact, according to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, in 2019 U.S. But vinyl records are hot sellers again and millennials are doing a lot of the buying. It used to be that only someone over the age of 50 could proudly tell you the name of their first vinyl record. Jeff Brough of Swag stands in front of his vinyl record wall with vintage LPs in his shop in Boulder Creek, CA.
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