Fisher F-594-1 MD Futura Console

[little-al]

This Fisher Futura F-594-1 MD (Mediterranean) console is listed on Craigslist and eBay in the Raleigh, NC area.

I was giving purchasing this console some thought before I ran across the S-695-IP Statesman that was also offered for sale in the area and decided instead to go with the Statesman.

I have no affiliation with this Futura, but thought two things:

1) I hope someone saves this console, and maybe this post will raise awareness that it's available.

2) Some of the photos below from the listing may prove useful for future renovation projects and those documenting the different Fisher console models in the late 60s.

 

[little-al]

Here is the F-594 in the 1969 Fisher sales brochure. It's interesting that in the brochure this model is listed as F-594-MD, while the console above is an F-594-1-MD. I wonder if the "1" was some sort of revision in the console?

 

[kappclark]

Is the turntable put in backwards ?

 

[little-al]

Is the turntable put in backwards ?

Yeah it's upside down, but not intentionally by Fisher

From the transport screws sitting in the LP storage cubby, the wiring harness being disconnected from the turntable, and the general condition of the turntable itself... I'm sure someone tried to remove the turntable at some point and just dropped it back in without caring about the correct orientation or installation.

It's also interesting to note that this model console offered an optional RC-70 cassette deck in the right compartment for "slight additional cost", but that doesn't seem to be present in this example.

 

[KentTeffeteller]

The cassette deck was an uncommon option, as the cassette deck wasn't quite accepted yet by everyone in the HiFi market. But Advent's 201 and the Fisher RC 80 got cassettes accepted by HiFi buffs, and they became mainstream as the 1970's progressed.

 

[little-al]

The cassette deck was an uncommon option, as the cassette deck wasn't quite accepted yet by everyone in the HiFi market. But Advent's 201 and the Fisher RC 70-B got cassettes accepted by HiFi buffs, and they became mainstream as the 1970's progressed.

Yep, and here is a thread you commented on several years ago that provides some more information about the early Fisher cassette decks

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...-solid-state-stereo-cassette-recorder.334526/


And here are some good resources on the three Fisher cassette decks from the late 60s and early 70s. From the descriptions it isn't very clear what the distinction is between the RC-70 and RC-75. The RC-80 added Dolby B, and the RC-85 then also added support for "chrome" type tapes.

https://www.cassettedeck.org/fisher/rc-70

https://www.cassettedeck.org/fisher/rc-75

https://www.cassettedeck.org/fisher/rc-80

https://www.cassettedeck.org/fisher/rc-80b

Our newly acquired S-695-IP Statesman from 1970 has the RC-70.


And you know something is rare when there is only ONE video on YouTube about it

 

[Pfunk63]

Hi!
Just picked this up for my daughter and son-in-law As a retro-project for them and my grandson.
What do you think?

 

[tcdriver]

Looks like a great project for your daughter and son-in-law.