[Ron Ramirez]

Restarting this thread at the request of John (Eliot Ness).

A few weeks ago, I bought a Fisher 700-T receiver from shopgoodwill. I've disassembled it and it is on my bench now, so here are a few photos from the shopgoodwill ad:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...00-T_1.jpg]

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...00-T_3.jpg]

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...00-T_2.jpg]

The 700-T, 550-T and 500-T are often found with the lettering around the tuning and speaker select knobs worn off; sometimes, even the model number in the upper right corner is gone. The lettering on mine is not perfect, but is still readable.

The photos make the cabinet look much better than it is in real life. In reality, it is dull with a few small to medium sized pieces of missing veneer. It will require repair and refinishing. But as decent Fisher cabinets sell in the $100 and up range, and I paid less than that for this receiver including shipping, it's well worth the effort to repair and refinish.

I was asked why I'm doing this, and what I am going to do with them.

Why?

1. Because I like them as they are visually and technologically appealing to me.
   
2. Because they make use of the modern FM band.
   
3. Because I can.
   

What am I going to do with them? Simple - I'll fix them up, and then sell some, keep some. There is a growing interest in vintage stereo receivers of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s - the sets made before the generic all-black appearance came into fashion. I think these are becoming the new "antique radios." I've been in the vintage radio hobby long enough that I can remember when a Philco 90 wasn't much older than some of my Fishers are now. In 1974, a Philco 90 was 43 years old. Today, it's 83 years old. In 1974, a Fisher 700-T was 7 years old. Today, it's 47 years old. Get the picture?

Where will I display them? Oh, I'm thinking of building some sort of cabinet to house the ones I intend to keep. We build shelves to display our vintage radios; why not something similar for stereo receivers?

But I have no intention of building up a huge collection of these things. Like I said...sell some, keep some.