Author Topic: Columbia Masterwork Model 944  (Read 6709 times)

Dicky

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Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« on: November 24, 2013, 10:56:53 PM »
Here are the inner workings of the console I acquired last week.  Any opinions on whether to restore or part out?

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2013, 10:58:52 PM »
...continued.  Maybe later I will be able to resize better but this will do for now...

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2013, 11:38:43 PM »
Nice. What's the cabinet condition?
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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2013, 06:38:32 AM »
The innards sure do look clean
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Anders

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2013, 10:40:05 AM »
I tried to get that.
I guess you guys are fast.

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2013, 11:35:20 AM »
Anders, usually I write to get something only to have 8WOF call me to help carry the item I wanted.  What were your plans for it?

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2013, 12:28:10 PM »
probly restore it and sell it.

Dicky

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2013, 08:30:14 PM »
@Rest lame brats: the cabinet at first looked very bad, but after some resto work on the easy parts I am feeling better.

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2013, 08:35:03 PM »
...and a some of the after

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2013, 08:17:01 AM »
Looks good! What did you use - Restor-a-finish?
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Living Room: Dynaco ST-70 (R&R work done by NATOE), Dynaco PAS Preamp, Jamo C607 towers, MCS 6710 Turntable

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2013, 10:54:00 AM »
Just some Old English.  Brought it out nicer than even the pictures show.  The top will need stripped though.

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2013, 05:11:57 PM »
...and it is up and running!

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2013, 07:30:05 AM »
Looks great! Nice work.
HT: Audiocontrol Maestro M3, Sunfire 5*200,  Tannoy Mercury MX , SVS PB-12 Sub

Head-Fi: FUBAR IV Plus DAC, Grado SR225

Living Room: Dynaco ST-70 (R&R work done by NATOE), Dynaco PAS Preamp, Jamo C607 towers, MCS 6710 Turntable

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2013, 06:36:43 PM »
Thanks!  A little upgrade I did and will share.  I like the Airplay feature of my Denon receiver on my main setup, and wondered how to incorporate something like that on a 55 year old console.  Well if you have an old android smartphone and a wireless network in your house it is easy.  Download AndroidHiFi trial on that phone, pay the $2.99 if it does what you want it to, and hook that phone up with an adapter that turns the headphone jack into 2 RCA outputs.  I just put it under the turntable hooked up to an old charger.  If you have a mono unit like this you will have to make an adapter to go from stereo to mono too; about $10 worth of material from the Shack.  Once hooked up use iTunes Airplay from whatever you use, and stream to your old console.  As a bonus you can control the volume too!  Enjoy!

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Re: Columbia Masterwork Model 944
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2013, 09:19:47 PM »
I put an 1/8" stereo jack to the aux inputs of all my consoles.   A very minor, very useful mod.