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VM 812
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:42 am
by hermitcrab
Hey Bill, check this one out , another one in your neck of the woods ....I think the asking price is a reach ...
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... f97d433835
Re: VM 812
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:21 am
by Hi-Fi-Mogul
The seller says mahogany finish, but that just ain't so.
This V-M 812 sure looks to be competing with the Motorola
Drexel style modern cabinet.
LOVE that two tone control panel, very MOD.
From the radiomuseum posting, LOTS of room under
that big chassis.
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/vm_812.html
Separate pre-amp.
A quad of 6V6 output tubes for the 2 channels,
man this should sound great.
Go for it, Bill !
(If I lived up there, it would be SOLD,
even though I DON'T have room for just one more, ha ha !)
Re: VM 812
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:24 am
by walyfd
Never heard of blonde mahogany until now. Blonde furniture was rare then, I think.
I like that 2-tone control panel.
Re: VM 812
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:14 pm
by William
Thanks, Elton, and guys for the support. The price is a tad high for me, especially when it needs a total restoration including the cabinet. The most I have ever paid for anything was $115.00 and that was for my Maganvox Berkshire. Everything else was 100 bucks or way less all the way down to free. Actually, what I really want is the amp/preamp out of it. I have a VM, different cabinet, that is missing that amp/preamp. Speaker and changer are still in it, and the cabinet is in nice shape. I guess I can keep my eye on it, maybe the price will come down.
Mr. Mogul, that was my exact thought, it looks a lot like my Motorola SK52.
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/motorola_ ... s_862.html
Bill
Re: VM 812
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:44 pm
by hermitcrab
Heck, I would just throw them an offer... you could say that the top is going to be a lot of work to refinish or it needs total restore no radio,that radio dial is pretty rad... I think I would go 80 bucks, they have all the original paperwork which is also cool I love ephemera ...
Re: VM 812
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:38 am
by electra225