Thanks! The service manual is a bit above my ability as I have a only rudimentary understanding of electronics and reading schematics. I am looking for more of a "how to". Like: remove two screws on both left/right sides near front bezel. Remove two screws on top/bottom....welcome! you can find the service manual here:
http://berners.ch/McIntosh/en/C28.htm
That's quite a story sir.Have decided to post the 1973 Soundco Electronics Organization Chart..
Best if there was a separate Soundco thread, and I doubt anyone would object to putting it here. One of Worthington [Mike] Mixter's last business moves was opening AUDIO stores in Connecticut. See the chart below dated June 1973, the location being 2095 Roosevelt Ave in Springfield, Mass.
Looks like 25 employees total.
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The chart is divided symmetrically L-R with the NEW managers on the left, and the old guys on the right. Mike had a computer in place (lower left cell) at that time, something the old timers didn't have at Dwight Street in the 60's.
The TWO audio stores opened in Avon and Storrs Conn.
Managers
Bev Edwards was what you'd describe today as a middle age hottie. Tim Rirordan was a hippy type that was made a VP. The only other VP that I'm aware of was Bob Lyman back in the 50's - 70's. This was the source of much contention. In plain English, the old timers didn't get along with the new management, and the company only lasted until Q3 1974.
The old manages were my dad and Al Jackson who lived 3-4 doors down the street from us. I went to school with his daughter Janine.
Al was the industrial sales manager. That's him on the right under the flag.
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Al was big into ham radio, and those are both young and veteran radio guys in the pic above. See on chalkboard "Civil Defense 17 Jan 63".
These were the sales and management guys in the late 1950's on Dwight St. I believe that's Fred Touhey from left-to-right, Al Jackson, and Pop.
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General Electric Award
Soundco won a GE Vacuum Tube sales award in 70 or 71 that included a vacation for two couples to the Isle of Mallorca. The couples were Al Jackson, Pop and their wives.
Here are some photos pop took of the TWA 707 on the ramp at Mallorca before heading back to JFK.
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How could Soundco go from an award winning company in 1971 to kaput in 1974 unless it were looted?
Staff Description
You can see Bob Cizek {Hi-Fi-Ci} was a mere salesman in the main store after decades with Soundco. It was a slap in the face for him to report to a long-hair VP. Steve Soumakis was the other salesman at the main store. Doug Hunter was the Service Tech. I used to hang out with him in the shop. He had a nice B&K scope and lots of the best tools, but that's all I can remember.
The cashier in the Parts Counter area working for Beverly was Lenna Bryans. She was attractive with long black hair and from eastern Europe IIRC. Everyone liked her.
Purchasing and Inventory
Moving over to the Purchasing and Inventory column is Keith Stevens, a long-time shipping room guy. We was always working the reinforced tape dispenser with built-in sponge. Harry Babichicos (ba-ba-Cheecus) was the stock room guyt, a job Pop did years before. I used to hang out with him too. The other two guys were delivery drivers, not sure.
Wholesale Division
I remember most of those guys that worked for Al Jackson in the right column. Fred Tuohey (Too-ey) and Henry Albonisi were his outside salesmen.
Dave Guidetti was the coolest Parts Counter guy who went to work for Signal Electronics (Signal Center) later on. He was very friendly to me. There was a Regency Scanner similar to the one below running on the shelf behind the counter where the cops would sound off. It was crystal controlled.
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Don't remember the other Parts guy's first name.
This is what Signal Center looked like in 2009.
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By late 2014 it had been completely taken down, as the was the fate of Soundco on Dwight St. Very sad.
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Bob Cizek went to Del Padre later on. I bought lots of audio gear from him including the C26.
Wrap-up
Mike hired me in summer 1974 to paint walls and displays. Got to see and hear the latest McIntosh at a young age. Can remember the C28, MR77, and MC2105. The MR78 and MPI4 were on display then. The MR78 was impressive but I really wanted a MR77.
Tim used to play From The Beginning on LP through the C28 & MC2105. It sounded GREAT!
I was 15 y/o at the time the above chart was prepared, and 16 y/o when Soundco closed.
It was awful and no one could believe it!
-Greg
Indeed, as Tony says, quite the story.......If only we could freeze that favourite era of our lives I am sure we'd be eternally happy!! I feel little deflated at what has become of the world past the 80's....give me a goddamn time machine, I want to go back!!Have decided to post the 1973 Soundco Electronics Organization Chart..
Best if there was a separate Soundco thread, and I doubt anyone would object to putting it here. One of Worthington [Mike] Mixter's last business moves was opening AUDIO stores in Connecticut. See the chart below dated June 1973, the main store location being 2095 Roosevelt Ave in Springfield, Mass.
Looks like 25 employees total.
View attachment 1312208
The chart is divided symmetrically L-R with the new managers on the left, and the old guys on the right. Mike had a computer in place (lower left cell) at that time, something the old timers didn't have at Dwight Street in the 60's.
TWO audio stores were opened in Avon and Storrs Conn, probably between 71 and 73.
Managers
Bev Edwards was what you'd describe today as a middle age hottie. Tim Rirordan was a hippy type that was made VP. The only other VP that I'm aware of was Bob Lyman back in the 50's–70's. This was the source of much contention. In plain English, the old timers didn't get along with the new management and the company only lasted until Q3 1974.
The old manages were my dad and Al Jackson who lived 3 doors down and across the street from us. I went to school with his daughter Jeannine. We were in the same graduating class.
Al was the industrial sales manager. That's him on the right under the flag.
View attachment 1312219
Al was big into ham radio, both fixed and mobile. In the pic above are young and veteran radio guys. See on chalkboard: Civil Defense 17 Jan 63.
These were the sales and management guys in the late 1950's on Dwight St. I believe that's Fred Touhey from left-to-right, Al Jackson, and Pop.
View attachment 1312409
General Electric Award
Soundco won a GE Vacuum Tube sales award in 70 or 71 that included a vacation for two couples to the Isle of Mallorca, Spain. The couples were Al Jackson, Pop and their wives.
Here are some photos pop took of the TWA 707 on the ramp at Mallorca before heading back to JFK.
View attachment 1312253 View attachment 1312255 View attachment 1312254
How could Soundco go from an award winning company in 1971 to kaput in 1974 unless it were looted?
Staff Description
You can see Bob Cizek (Hi-Fi-Ci) was a mere salesman in the main store after decades with Soundco. It was a slap in the face for him to report to a long-hair VP. Steve Soumakis was the other salesman at the main store. Doug Hunter was the Service Tech. I used to hang out with him in the repair shop. He had a nice B&K scope and lots of the best tools, but that's all I can remember.
The cashier in the Parts Counter area working for Beverly was Lenna Bryans. She was attractive with long black hair and from eastern Europe IIRC. Everyone liked her.
Purchasing and Inventory
Moving to the Purchasing and Inventory column is Keith Stevens, a long-time shipping room guy. He was always working the reinforced tape dispenser with built-in sponge. Harry Babichicos (ba-ba-Cheecus) was the stock room guy, a job Pop did years before. I used to hang out with him too. The other two guys were delivery drivers I think and also handled stock.
Soundco had a LOT of big color picture tube boxes plied high in the stockroom. They had Rohn tower sections and big spools of cable, practically every vacuum tube GE made, down to the tiniest diode and transistor.
Wholesale Division
I remember most of the guys that worked for Al Jackson in the right column. Fred Tuohey (Too-ey) and Henry Albonisi were his outside salesmen.
Dave Guidetti was the coolest Parts Counter guy who went to work for Signal Electronics (Signal Center) later on. He was very friendly to me. There was a Regency Scanner similar to the one below running on the shelf behind the counter where the cops could be heard. It was crystal controlled and sounded loud and clear.
View attachment 1312302
Don't remember the other Parts guy's first name.
This is what Signal Center looked like in 2009.
View attachment 1312222
By late 2014 it had been completely taken down, as was the fate of Soundco on Dwight St. Very sad.
View attachment 1312223
View attachment 1312224
Bob Cizek went to Del Padre later on. I bought lots of audio gear from him including the C26.
Wrap-up
Mike hired me in summer 1974 to paint walls and displays. Got to see and hear the latest McIntosh gear at a young age. Can remember the C28, MR77, and MC2105 in the sound room. The MR78 and MPI4 were on display then. The MR78 was impressive but I really wanted a MR77.
VP Tim used to play From The Beginning on LP through the C28 & MC2105. It sounded GREAT!
I was 15 y/o at the time the Org chart above was prepared, and 16 y/o when Soundco closed.
It was awful and no one could believe it!
-Greg
When I was 16 (in 1974), I purchased a Dynaco Stereo 70 and preamp rig from a guy who had a pair of MC2100’s feeding a huge pair of Janszen electrostatics. Easily the most impressive (as well as most expensive) system I had been exposed to up until that point. Needless to say, it left quite an impression.I was 24 when I bought my MC2100 to drive a pair of Janszen Z-824's (1974)
Regards,
Jim
That looks like a great system there, all your’s I’m guessing. Did you build the shelving?Adding to the thread and reposting, I was 18 (1976) when buying a 2nd-hand C26 from Del Padre just blocks from college campus, STCC.
There may be earlier photos of the preamp, but here's a fall 1980 dorm room pic taken in State College with the C26 behind my LEFT shoulder.
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Two other pieces were added after the C26, a Yamaha CT-800 tuner (above in rack) and a Mitsubishi DA-A10 power amp (top of rack), all three from Del Padre.
-Greg