2019 Vintage Electronics Expo Kalamazoo Michigan Antique Radio Extravaganza
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2019
- Another great event. I was there on the last day, so missed the action, however, it was still a great time with the vendors and attendees. I met some super people. Purchased a few items, just took in the sights. I love seeing/smelling the vintage electronics. It is in my blood. So, pour yourself a glass of wine, dim the lights, enjoy the show! To see future dates, see www.thevee.org. TD
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Remember when we were kids, my buddy had a deer mount on his wall a big buck with a rack, nobody in the family knew where it came from, so he hung it up in his bedroom for target practice,are ammo was boxes of 78 records,most would break when they hit the wall, some stuck in the wall, and by the time we were done,the deer mount had no antlers and had been skinned to the bone, plus the wall had 100s of 78s stuck in the wall, never seen anybodys parents that were that cool since then, that room was destroyed.
Kalamazoo, MI, once home to Gibson guitars, now the home of Heritage guitars!
After attending the "VEE Winter Event" in January 2019, I decided to become a member of MARC, which hosts two (2) VEE Events each year. The "Winter Event" was impressive, from the wide variety of audio electronics available (Antique to High-End Vintage Components) and the number of people that showed up. So, I setup shop for the "VEE Summer Event" and brought some of my inventory to display/sell and was somewhat disappointed by the attendance. HOWEVER, I'm not here to bad mouth the organization or any of its members. There some of the most sincere and audio educated people I’ve come across in my 15 years of experience in the vintage audio trade. The members are truly devoted to audio electronics and extremely passionate about music!! So, before anyone decides to leave nasty comments take a moment and understand that the organizers are doing their best on a shoestring budget. Every person working the VEE Events does it out of love for vintage electronics and music. We all want them to be successful!!
Welcome aboard to the club, P.A. ! The VEE events are put on by the Michigan Antique Radio Club (MARC) which is a non-profit club and the events are run all volunteers (mainly the MARC Board members- I am one). Few people know how much work goes into each show. Sadly at this show many many radios and items were left over and parted out or broken down and trashed in the dumpster (most came from one estate that had very damaged items but there were still some very nice bits). MARC ran ads in mailed coupon books, also on WGVU radio and a free magazine called "Spark" that is at most restaurants in the area. We also flyered all pubs, bike shops, record stores and more in Kzoo. Also, CH 3 TV came in on Friday and did a story on this show. But, the population of western MI seems to not respond to the ads, so the MARC Board will be discussing moving the show to the Detroit area next year. The Winter VEE set new attendance records (over 1100- over double what this show did) so its not worth keeping it at this fantastic venue if we cant draw the crowds. Stay tuned for any news on the summer VEE on the event website www.thevee.org The WINTER show will stay at Costick Feb 1 2020. Hope to see you all there !
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IN NO WAY was I trying to demean any of the Members or Volunteers because I saw how hard everybody was working. I truly believe that everyone involved setting up the event did their very best! I just wanted to let people know that every event cannot break attendance records. Also, I agree with you, that moving the event to the Metro Detroit Area would be a good idea. A larger geographical location should improve attendance. As a New Member, I didn’t mean to offend any individual in the MARC Organization. I do have some ideas on expanding the events network. However, I’ll do this by sending emails to the Organizations Administrators. Lastly, I want to thank everyone involved in putting on the summer event!
Terry, you enter my booth at 10:45 (shared with Jeff Lilly, MARC President who shows up at 11:00) and you leave about 13:25. THANK YOU for recording these VIntage Electronics Expo events !!!! We are getting so many new folks discovering these events due to your great videos !
Thanks 4 this video. Brings backs 58 years worth of memories. There were some unique & phenomenal receivers way back when. Loved the shortwaves & the active sunspots. S-9 to all.
Nice job, good work with the camera, no fast panning, as stable as can be under those conditions. Great show.
My grandparents had that phone radio in their basement back in the day 15:39 , my Mom has it now hanging on the wall! LOVE IT! Love this video!!!!! So many cool vintage radios!!!!!!! I'm originally from the midwest so it's nice to hear those voices again!
Hello from New Zealand Terry, awesome place to spend a day and some cash . Sometimes, just sometimes..I wish I lived in USA. Not so many goodies around here but I do restore as I get them .
I now wish had a little album with pictures of all repair/restorations I’ve done over the years.
First one was a russian radio console with turntable on top , big speaker on front and 2 smaller ones on the sides , no cones on speakers and all wires chewed by mice...... Got it working! What a joy. I was 16 years old back then in the year of 2000 in Romania.
Having your videos back then whould have been great help.
Keep up the good work. Love your channel.
Thanks for a very enjoyable tour. Brings back some great memories👍
So that's where all of my stuff went to.
Thanks for taking us along....
There were a couple of table radios on the that i remember from when i was younger and having to visit the principal's office so many times. I also remember visiting with a family friend back then and she had one also. Sitting there drinking coffee and eating banana nut bread.
Happy memories.
Man, these goodies just oozes so much history, quality and soul ..
My dad collected old tube radios and other oddities, like a wire recorder/record player.
Great video, love that there are still people out there making sure these radios stay preserved and live on
Thanks for the tour! Cool beans. My favorites were the the spark gap transmitter / transceiver setup and the guy spinning 45's on the Garrard turntable amplified by the Bell amp into AR's.
Thanks for the tour. Keep em coming!
My youth and childhood brought back for a while. Thank you happy memories. I won't go ono the list of stuff I still have but you made me decide to resurrect my old Zenith cabinet and try and find some retro kit to fill it. It only has the speakers at the moment but hey are in good condition and sound great.
Love the old stuff.
Hi...I saw no many people visiting this exposition...Here in Brazil, unfortunatelly we haven't events like this. Something looks like this hapens in good old car expositions, when we can see some other antiques....I've a small radio colection...It tells some parts of radio history in my country and USA and europe....Continue posting this interesting events to keep knowlege alive. Thanks
Allot of things I've never seen before, way before my time, thanks for the tour Terry.
Great video, thanks for the tour. Some very cool stuff!
Thank you for the tour. Lots of great radios there.
Wow! @ 12:45 the RCA tube box. I remember as a kid the tv repair guy coming to the house with one of those.
tube "caddy". They show up at every show, most sell under $40.
Thanks Terry for the Great Trip all around the Kalamazoo Antique Radio Extravaganza. Really enjoyed it. Will have to watch again, as I am sure I missed a great deal in just one trip.
We have something similar to this in Kutztown Pa twice a year. It's outdoors (under a pavilion) but weather has been an issue. Looking at some of the prices on the tables in your video your Michigan prices are way better than the east coast prices we see here. That same Thorens TD160 for less than $300 was for sale here last show at a whopping $600 + . Nice show!
Thank you for that tour, Terry, very interesting it was too. Shame that there are too few younger people present, as I think quite a few would find a lot of this vintage stuff VERY cool. Best wishes from Colchester, UK.
I really enjoyed taking the tour with you. I wish we had events like this in the Pensacola, Florida area.
3:52 The Pioneer receiver (in the middle - vintage 70's), one of my daddy's favorites, he still got it operational in the basement. ;-)
Daym! wish I went there. Thanks for posting this.
I want to say Thank You ! , I used to do these radio shows and collected a lot of what I seen in this video . prices are more than fair as I saw . great coverage . Ray in Pa.
Thank you for share with us! I'd love to visit it!
To all watching these videos, one thing to know is most of the great vintage electronics is located in the Midwest and East Coast. Not much stuff is south of Ohio or West of Illinois. So, if you live in those outlying reaches, get your buggy fueled up (gas prices are still at historic lows in price adjusted for inflation) and grab a pal or two, or spouse, or your inflatable girlfriend and get over here !
This stuff all had its day... back when you could get a part from Radio Shack to fix it. Tube receivers worked great back then when there was great stuff to actually listen to on short wave. Today unless your a ham, short wave is no longer of interest. There is no way to relive the golden age of short wave. I miss it...
we are fitting Bluetooth receivers to most console radios now ! You can then stream whatever you want and get that classic tube radio sound ! Check out D-labs video of the winter VEE... at the start is a Zenith radio playing "Mr. B" an Ann Arbor pianist from a CD I own. Fantastic sound !
Thanks for taking us along Terry, very nice tour of the Expo. Bummer about the attendance, maybe in the future you could do a “pre Expo” video announcing your UA-cam shoot? Anyway, thanks again and I look forward to seeing the next one
Thanks for this every year very nice
thx 4 the tour, great post
thanks fer takin us along!!!
I couldn't make it so was glad to see a video of the event with its charm and appeal.
Damn ... you guys are so lucky ....great selection and great prices !!
I got a ton of that stuff from my Dad. He built Heathkit stereos and even a Heathkit TV. He used to also work for Rowe AMI. The 4 channel Heathkit amp he built still works, along with the other component Stereo. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video You have to love old cars, aircraft, radios, stoves form the past. It was a time when things were made to last and could be fix and you could point out a ford from a doge or a RCA from Phico
Like the Spruce Goose all made from wood and build by true craftsmen
Thanks for the video
Beautiful! My basement is a museum full of vintage electronics, equipment, etc and all working perfectly.
Heru- deshet Post a picture please
I am from Kalamazoo area, never heard about this.
Thanks friend, people need to see this stuff.
I loved your video. The classic microphone that you thought might be a Shure was a Sennheiser. Love vintage radio and tv.
Wow, lotsa neat stuff, Terry! Sorry "The Crew" didn't come along. At marker 16:31 is an AM/FM clock radio, brown and tan in color, that my folks had when I was a kid in the 1960s and 70s. I can't recall the manufacturer, maybe RCA, it's the one behind and slightly to the right of the Westinghouse, it has a green radio sitting on top of it. That radio had great sound, even though it was made of plastic. It was a tube rig. I would have snatched that up! Thanks for bringing us along, as always!
I bought an old Motorola tube radio, AM/FM with a mono phono input. After several years it bit the dust so I had it restored, $$$ later, I still use it for records and with a Bluetooth xmtr I can listen to SiriusXM.
Thanks Terry, always enjoy the road trips! Sorry to hear of your crew's mutiny, hard to get good help these days! I'm putting this event in my calendar for next year as I'm only 4 hours away!
Thanks for sharing. Wish I had been there!
Wow, I should have gone to this one. Lots of great stuff and prices were reasonable too! Thanks for the video, (that old spark- gap transmitter was AWESOME).
i wish i could go to something like that.i remember growing up in the 70s all the stuff that i thought was crap was actually pretty cool stuff.
At 1:21:00 the younger guy at 35 with the shutter dial, his story is pretty much like me. Got into the old stuff around 11 myself when I dug my grandparents old Silvertone am radio and record cutter out the garage. Cleaned the chassis, as it had rat droppings in it and had to fix the speaker cone. Interestingly, regular masking tape worked and actually it sounded good! At first it wouldn't come up, it would power but nothing. So, I cleaned the tuning plates, had to string up a tuning belt out of elastic hair ties IIRC and that worked! Then I noticed a broken connection on the antenna coil. Whipped out my trusty radio shack 10w soldering iron and reconnected it. And presto! It worked!!! Now after watching the vids here, Which we had UA-cam back in 1988, woulda been able to source the correct parts. Love those magic eye radios though. I'm torn would love a Sparton 12 or 1568, or one of those Zenith shutter dials from '38...
Well, Terry, who could have guessed what 2020 would have turned out to be. Who knows if there will even be a 2021 expo. Onwards and Upwards.
Thanks for the great video.
I really enjoy your videos.Nice to see decent folk enjoying life and each other.You wife Marsha is also an asset to you and your videos.So,Hi from up here in the great white north and keep,up the great work.
A fine tour Terry. My husband would go nuts over this Extravaganza. Greetings from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Hi Nova Scotia! One of the first four Provinces to join the Canadian Confederation in 1867.
1:04:56 - My dad had one of those Bell amps. He bought it in the early 50's and survived until he sold it to a rock back in the mid 80's!
here in Denver we have "vintage voltage expo" ours is very well attended. I belong to the Colorado Radio Collectors club and we put on a display there every year.
Nice vid. Thanks Mr. D. I wish there was something like this in North Carolina.
There is but the folks running it dont publicize it ! Its at the Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel at X33 and Billy Graham Parkway. Its the third weekend of March usually. www.cc-awa.club is the site. I have been going for 25 yrs straight. They need to re-brand that show BADLY like we have up here and wow they could really draw crowds in that town ! But, the old guys running it cant see the forest for the trees and its been running downhill for years. Their flea market is outdoors, and inside they do seminars and a very large auction that runs for hours (usually on a Fri eve). Its a buyers market there, many large estates of stuff have been coming thru lately.
I was at Kalamazoo book store they had a huge basement and struck gold bought several book Downey California
Too bad that the exhibition was not near me. I could have used a lot ....
The prices were also moderate.
Thank you that we were allowed to see it.
Bye and 73's
I'm drooling. Tube checkers and ham gear.
My grandfather had a 1940s Telefunken with a magic eye.
Thank you for this video, I appreciate this very much. I wish I had been there
You would have been disappointed
Use to love going to the hamfests and swap meets. I see a bunch of repair videos coming from this lol. 73's KC5SRG
Nice video. Felt like I was there.
thanks a lot for the tour man that was very cool,id go broke if i was there lol
I had planned on attending this ever since I missed the one back in the winter. But do to working Friday and some health issues that crept up last week, I ended up not going. I was hoping you'd get a video up so I could see what I missed. Looks like I missed a good show =( Hopefully I'll get to the next one. Shame since I'm only an hour away. Thanks for the video! love your channel!
I love "old" technologies nice vid!
And can still be repaired if it gives up after 40 ... 50 years of service and no difficult parts that also cost a fortune (sometimes)
I like vintage . I from México . I like VHS Vinilo Cassettes etc. Yea! Saludos amigos!!
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Another great video Terry. Wow so many radios I'd love to buy (already restored of course) :) . I wish there were places like that up here in Washington state. At least south of Seattle. I hope you had fun.
42:07 FRG-7, nice to have one like that.
The Dynaco preamps shown at 20:14 are BOTH tube preamps. The one on top is a PAS-2 and the one on the bottom is a PAS-3 or PAS-3x. The Dynaco preamp shown a few seconds earlier is solid state and is a PAT-4.
Saludos! Desde Chiloé, chile gracias por compartir esté " beautiful", vídeo con un gran aporté histórico,cultural.me hemociono,ya que también soy coleccionista de " radios antiguas.
Okey,gracias
20:16 - The one on the bottom is a Dynaco Pas 3X tube preamp. Another one at 27:24.
The Pas 3x was the LAST tube pre-amp from DYNACO. SAD!
Aww heck, i'd have loved to join you there, doing all the camera work. This place looks awesome!!
35:46 is a soviet Zvezda 54, interesting to see one of these in the US!
I just stumbled over this video...
I'm part of the organisation team of a old radio and ham radio flea market here in eastern Germany and all that looks familiar to me.
Mostly local made devices, a little exotic stuff. Prices are most likely low.
The same elderly people every year. Only a few younger people (like me). But always nice to chat a little with all of them!
Love your channel. It would be a nice service to people in your area to post a quick reminder of upcoming events like this in your videos, if you can. Having just moved to Midland, MI from Los Angeles, CA I feel like I'm ~in the middle of nowhere. I've searched for vintage electronics events in my area and did not see this or anything else of interest. Maybe I was just spoiled with a vintage electronics warehouse open 7 days a week back in CA? You would be like a kid in a candy store at APEX Electronics in Sun Valley, CA. Anyway, thanks for posting this walk through!
Great fun, and educational too. I'm a bit of an electronics enthusiast myself . I would love to own an oscilloscope even though I have no idea how to use one. Maybe it would look cool next to my mixing console and studio effects. Your videos inspire me to be a better technician. It is always great to see people that still have reverence and respect for the good stuff. It's a bummer that your crew is not there, but we already know this just isn't a place females usually go. Who wouldn't want to meet meet a gorgeous lady that could bias tube amps, solder guitar cables, check polarity on everything and get rid of hum, set compression and eq and play bass on their songs?
I remember some of that equipment
- do you have turntable?
- yes, many... :-D
1:18:54 - This reminds me of a story. I had a cousin had a ceramics studio in Alton, Illinois, at the end of a street of antique dealers. "After looking at antiques for blocks, people were ready to buy something brandy new." She and her hubby did well, retired to Galveston...
coisa linda de ser ver esses vintage
SICK I LOVE IT
Thanks for posting. It reminds me of a computer / ham radio show that I used to attend. They removed the computer part of it and it is only ham radio now so not as interesting to me as it used to be.
I work Mishawaka Indiana which I made road trip to Kalamazoo book store which had a basement. Downey California
I started with a halicrafter 38 and then had a hammerlund 180 and TX1 from Heathkit. Made my first CW contact with that combination. N4ISF
That marantz slide tune symphonic i would buy in a hot second I love those things. 2252B ????? I have all the matching gear for it. Wowsers
obrigado por compartilhar seus videos de feiras sobre radios
Hard to believe that even the working ones go so cheap.
73 Terry
One of those guys at the front door use to work at IST. I sold a Collins R390 to him many years ago.
Wow! I wish I could have been there!
The Zackman works perfectly, by the way. Brought it home, popped some C cells into it and it fired right up.
Electronics geek heaven!
Who makes those beautiful round, free standing speakers at the 38 minute mark in the video? I want them!!
I used to hear radio at a halllicrafter like these what is over there. Thanks.
I was there on Friday afternoon and got a demo of that spark-gap transmitter on the lower shelf you see at 5:54. Haven't watched the whole video yet, hope you got a demo of it later.
1:16:15 Ah, you finally did get a demo. :-)
Thanks
I can remember as a kid the local mercantile as they called it back then had a stand up tube tester in the corner. Got used alot and it was free.
Every "drug store" in the 50's had one, and sold the most common replacement tubes!
Does anybody still make those 3 foot high speakers ? I'd love to have some connected to my Smart TV.