Is THAT A POLKA RECORD on the Turntable??????? The one I've got now came with one and Buglegirl still has it (I think!)
It's an 800c not a 500c. In the back along the sides of the 800c are two cleats that screw into the console from the top. The cleats are attached to the 800c by screws underneath. The cleats will come out with the unit. (Do me a favor please. Write down the serial # of the 800c (on the top of the chassis near the front (you'll see the BIRD and other spec's) and post it in the thread. This will help with my EXECUTIVE Database. Thanks
Continuing on...........Take out the screws. Pull the knobs off the 800c, and loosen and remove the two nuts holding the faceplate on to the unit. Disconnect all the wires in back, AFTER YOU'VE taken at least a 1/2 dozen pictures from multiple angles and have gotten all wires to the 800c. Once everything is disconnected slide the 800c OUT OF THE BACK! Installation is reverse of removal.
Just lock the turntable and tape down the tonearm. Easier that way and it won't contribute to the weight much. Lift up the turntable end and remove the feet, then Flip it on that side with the turntable on the bottom. Take off the remaining feet. Strap it down and haul a**. Then when you get it home make sure you've got 2-3 guys from the local H-S football or weight lifting team. Do NOT Flip it back down with the feet on it. Lay it flat and have 2 of them lift up one end and attach the feet. Then do the other end.
The Modern cabinet is about 50#'s less than an Italian Provincial. I yanked mine from the basement, around the house (up a hill on the side) to the trailer with a hand-truck and a couple blankets and straps. Then up 4 large Marble steips into a long narrow Townhouse in the city. FUN STUFF!
Pad the blade of the Hand truck with blanket or two coming all the way up the truck. The top will be in contact with the blankets. If you have a trailer, load it all in one piece and strap it down multiple directions. Once you get the 800c out, put the faceplate back on, using the nuts, and attaching the knobs. This goes in back seat facing FWD, and with a seat belt around it. The seat belt won't scratch the front panel, and will keep the probability of it flying around in a crash low.
I'll swap ya my '63 Italian Provincial Executive. It even has the correct AMPEX R2R in it.
(Just kidding about the swap).
Larry