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Can anyone ID this Console Stereo?

Took a closer look at the needle and wiring around it. Looked like a fair amount of oxidation, so I cleaned it with a small amount of Deoxit and an old soft bristle tooth brush. LP needle was also pushed a bit to one side, so I gently moved that back to center. Seems to play LPs better now. I was getting a bit of distortion before. I'll have to get my magnifying glass out to get a closer look at the needle to see if it is worn or damaged at all. I'll see if I can get any good pics. Is this going to be just a straight point needle? Eliptical? What should I be looking for in terms of wear/damage? If anyone can point me to reference pictures of what a good needle on this type of TT should look like, that would be great.

Connected a CD player to the Tape input, and that works well. Main thing, I think, will be to unmount the amplifier and spray Deoxit on the volume and balance pots. That may be a Sunday project...
 
Took a close look at the needle on Sunday through a couple of magnifiers. I don't see any damage or problems, and the sound is good, so I don't think I need to do anything with it. The 78 needle on the other side looks even cleaner - probably not used much. I don't know much about 78 records. We really didn't have them at home. Anything worth looking for in 78s in terms of quality sound, or do most people just stick to 33s and 45s?

Still have not done Deoxit on volume and balance. Hopefully the amp comes out easily to get at the pots. I wonder if I take the knobs off and unscrew the face plate on the amp, might I be able to get direct access to the pots that way?

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I have a Capehart chassis (removed from a console by somebody else) which has the factory tag identifying it as Model 12DMO5 - 6. No luck yet finding a schematic.
 
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