Ristaucrat Dialomatic record player/phonograph radio vintage antique

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Ristaucrat DIAL-O-MATICYou are bidding on a fully working refurbished ....I have disassembled and cleaned/lubed the record player and lift assembly * this is no small task and usually takes 3-4 hours to do it right. New parts installed include a rebuilt idler wheel from Voice OF Music , (3)new motor gromments, and a new stereo/bridged to mono ceramic cartridge for years of enjoyment, the radio has had all the tubes tested and replaced as needed the old wax paper caps and filter caps have also been replace and the radio sounds/plays good!!! I already have both versions of this wonderful model including the blonde version and bought this one with the sole intent of refurbishing it and selling so someone else could enjoy the wonderful player. These are just too sweet to be sitting in a closet collecting dust and should be played and enjoyed! Note that these were hand assembled and the photos show this is a matching numbers unit as the cabinet and radio/player assembly still have the hand written serial number that match the metal plate serial number stamped on the back. please ask any questions and I will be glad to answer them. Incase you do not know about the operation of these you set the dial on the front to the number of records to play 1 to 18 it lowers the number with every record played and when that the last record plays it converts over to the radio.... of course you can also just play the radio continuously by turning the dial fully clockwise. Please ask any questions and I will be glad to answer them. Item is sold as is, no returns no refunds, please ask any questions before bidding. I strive for 100%customer satisfaction........if you feel that this item was misrepresented I will work with you to resolve any issue. I will not ship international!!! Buyer to pay with paypal witin 48 hours of auction end. !!! here is some additional information from the website Ristaucrat Dial-O-Matic 45 combination radio and phonograph, for home use Having worked on quite a few of these magnificent machines, I can attest that Ristaucrat’s ads are accurate stating these machines are: ® PRECISION ENGINEERED – with the exactness of a watch & strength of a steel bar. The Ristau brothers who were mechanical engineers must have had fun ‘over-engineering’ these reliable players. They were designed for use in public places such as local soda-fountain/drug stores, taverns or clubs, so it’s no surprise their mechanical designs assumed a very high duty-cycle. It’s interesting that the same engineering elegance and reliability was carried forward to the Ristaucrat Dial-O-Matic radio-phonograph combination designed for home use. Three Ristaucrat Dial-o-maticsIn the Vending Machines Section of the February 7th 1953 issue of The Billboard, a news story described Ristaucrat's plans to open a Chicago Office. It had to "make the Chicago plunge" because of the increase in business caused by the great demand for the Ristaucrat home phono-radio, the Dial-O-Matic. "The grand opening of the new quarters will kick off the introduction of the new floor model jukes boxes which Ristaucrat Inc. is launching in the low-price field. One is a 24-selection box and the other is a 48-selection box. Both will be 45 rpm mechanisms and will run about $300 and $400 respectively". The Dial-O-Matic is a radio-phonograph being produced for the home. It sold for $99.50. Note that a radio phonograph selling $99. in the early 1950's would cost roughly $800 in today's dollars, an expensive home entertainment appliance for that time. "The features of the Dial-O-Matic are new to the home phonograph field. The machine will automatically restack the records after the last one has been played. It has a replay button whereby the operator can re-run a disc no mater what the disc is playing. Another feature of the machine is the automatic radio selector. If the operator wants to hear only five records (or any given number) he may set the machine to play that amount of records and when completed the radio turns on automatically". When restoring these mac... read more

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