Ugliest Restore Ever?

[ZeroG]

What condition was your Marantz when you found it?

If you've restored an older Marantz (22xx series, etc), how bad a shape was it in when you found it?

I found a 2245 on CL for $50, but the case had been painted white, the serial number was engraved on the FACEPLATE (!), the RCA jacks had been broken off, the pushbuttons felt like they were broken inside, one channel was intermittent (DeOxit would fix), it looked like it had a pound of dust inside, and the lamps were all out.

I passed on it at that price, but I was wondering what was the ugliest restore you've ever done?

 

[AnalogDigit]

Nothing that ugly, I think I would pass also. But I bet it still would work. It reminds me of the famous ad in audio magazines about the Marantz that survived a fire and managed to work.

 

[Sam Cogley]

Nothing that ugly, I think I would pass also. But I bet it still would work. It reminds me of the famous ad in audio magazines about the Marantz that survived a fire and managed to work.

 

[Sir.Byrd]

My worst was a 2230 that I picked up at goodwill for $20. The faceplate was scratched up (lightly, they came out with polish) and coated in tar-like crap as well as sharpie.
Took about 3 hours to clean it up to look OK.

 

[onepixel]

Marantz 2275. I didn't take a before picture of the receiver because it was a mess. But here are some before shots of the interior which was a whole lot of fun fixing. 3 or 4 AKers helped me with parts. The woodcase was not the original and from that you can probably tell what the rest looked like.

What it looked like after I finished working on it.

 

[BrianR]

Wow, onepixel, that's stunning! Is that an original wood case from another unit, or did you scratch-build it?

 

[JohnVF]

That looks fantastic onepixel!

My 2275 looked great but the case I picked up for it was covered in about an inch of some sort of purple shellac that I think was supposed to look like rosewood. 3 hours of sanding and some tung oil remedied that..wish I had pictures of that case. It was the stuff of vintage audio nightmares.

 

[mech986]

Hey onepixel,

I'd be interested in that wood case that you had on the 2275. I think it would fit some of my early Crown stuff. Do you have any other pics of it?

 

[onepixel]

Thanks guys. The woodcase on the 2275 was a variation of the WC-22 that quite didn't fit a 2238B that I had. Screw holes didn't align properly.

Mech986... I gave the the ugly case away.

 

[MAXZ28]

Not so much ugly as dirty....I still have to finish the case and address a couple edge nicks but it cleaned up fairly well and sounds nice all things considered.

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=232774

 

[Brian]

That cruddy case look familiar, Sony maybe.

 

[onepixel]

That cruddy case look familiar, Sony maybe.

Yeah... that's what I thought.

 

[fredmarantz]

It's probably an Accuphase-case - Could be "A2". Meant for the T100 - C200 - P300 T-101-series. Though it is not quite the same vents on the top - but that case is VERY close the mentioned brand - could be some special issue of it?

regards
freddy

 

[JohnVF]

I was thinking Sony, too, but the two cases I have don't have bottoms. They're just panels, sort of, that bolt onto the sides, which holds on the top. Not sure if they were all like that, though.

 

[Brian]

They had both styles. That case may be for the bigger units such as the 6060, 6120 and 6200. The smaller units like the 6045 have the 3 panel case. They are a might scarce so worth saving. Someone like Merrylander would probably do a marvelous job with it.

 

[Jailtime]

It's not that bad, but here's the worst I've done--http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=234788. The worst part of it was attempting to straighten the faceplate. This 2220B is the one that I recapped, and I put the very last cap (a filter) in wrong. Didn't catch the mistake, and killed the right channel. :sigh:

 

[soundweasel]

Wow, onepixel, that's stunning!

+1

Spectacular!

:yes:

 

[marantz1156]

the 2250B i have posted on here is pretty bad. worst was the switch was rewired, no solder, tape had fell off, switch was toast inside besides.
was sitting in a garage in mud to boot.

only one channel works, but it was only a ten spot to acquire, so if all else fails, it is a good parts unit for my 2 2265's.

 

[tarior]

I've had two Marantz receivers that were in pretty sad shape when they arrived. One was a 2230B that was encrusted in filth and covered with stickers. It had dirty switches and pots galore, but it cleaned up beautifully and now sounds truly great. A keeper for certain.
The other was a 2275 that was so bad I nearly parted it out, but instead I cleaned it up, recapped, restored, and added LED panel lamps to it. It presently resides in my BR system.

 

[catrafter]

This Marantz 2325 is about the worse I have had to cope with. I think came out pretty nice though.

Tom