Great find ! A wire-recorder indeed. This one was obviously cut out from a Grand Prix 413CH (1949 floor-standing Radio-Gram-Recorder) but interesting none-the-less. The Grand Prix 413CH was very large and top of the line at the time. It had two large woofers and a built-in cellhorn tweeter, quite impressive and it could record too ! This deck will also

Don't touch the counterweight. Instead, try to locate the missing parts, it will not be impossible. And don't lubricate the cover hinge. It's supposed to dampen and lower the heavy alu lid slowly. Martin

Great job ! So there was something down there... Can you see the scale for the tracking force slider at the right side of the tonearm ? Maybe the slider is to be found somewhere inside the Beogram too. The tonearm cover hinge will need a bit of "controlled" force to persuade it to pass its locking position and close, that's normal. of

You can use the service manual for guidance but watch out for the sensor arm when opening and closing the deck. That's a pitfall and where most people fail. You will have to wheel home the carriage manually by rotating the belt pulley or the threaded shaft itself by hand. The C-clips will have to be lifted out of the eyes in the leaf springs. Grab

Nothing looks broken. I would feel very tempted to try to push the sensor arm slightly (and gently) towards the left until parallel with the tonearm. The sensor arm has no tracking job that can be spoiled, it merely senses the presence of a record but it looks wrong in that angle. I like your hesitation with regards to taking things apart. If something

That's because I just sold them... http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140322880594 Sorry.. Martin

Open the hinge piece and remove the long plastic cover (yellow X), it's held by little tabs and lifts right up and off. Then you can lift off the cover marked with a red X. It's also held by tabs, one each side but usually a gentle wiggle will ease it up and off. Then you can inspect that area to see if something is broken or bent. To check

Bryan, you have a message in your inbox (top right corner of this page). Martin

The belt needs to be of the correct size, friction, elasticity etc. There are three belts in the tapedeck section, a belt kit is available. Martin

I don't think I have any. Note that these stands are of a unique height. The stands from the later S-series look similar but none of them are of the correct height. Martin