Picked Up: Fisher Futura F-59 & Fisher E-491

[jonboy55]

Haven't been here in a while.

Over the past 3 weeks I picked up 2 Fisher consoles.

One was a 1966 Fisher E-491 Custom Electra. Very bad condition. Was stored in a damp outdoor garage. Mouse droppings and moisture damage. Original owner.

The other was a 1964 Fisher F-59 Futura V. Not bad condition. Was inside a home. From the original owner.

Both came from New Jersey. I live in New York.

Sorry for the quality of the photographs. Photos taken outside when I was moving them. I had to store both in vertical positions.

 

[little-al]

Glad to see a couple more have been saved... apparently just in the nick of time!

Hopefully they'll clean up nicely!

 

[jonboy55]

The E-491 was going to be placed in a dumpster by its owner. Unfortunately, the cabinet has too much water damage to be saved. The Futura has possibilities but people shy away from the hybrid amplifier.

 

[larryderouin]

Nothing wrong with the Hybrid Amp, that a little TLC won't hurt. Mine have been running since 2009 without faults. Nice to see more of them getting saved and used.

 

[KentTeffeteller]

jonboy55, glad to see you back. And I own the same model of Custom Electra as you got, mine's in nice condition, and working. I am playing it right now. Thanks so much for all you do on all things Fisher.

 

[TheRed1]

Hey, Jon, how's it going? Good to see you're still at it.

 

[little-al]

I bet someone could have the water damaged console wood restored for $150-300 depending on where one is located. Unless there is significant rot or structural damage, from the little I could see in the photos it doesn't look that bad.

Although slightly smaller, I received a $200 quote to professionally refinish our Philharmonic's cabinet.

Even if the veneer is lifting, it isn't tough for someone with the right equipment & materials on-hand to refinish it if all of the electronics and hardware is removed ahead of time.

...maybe something to consider before tossing out the cabinet