In the world of collecting and among the people who visit this site, the term "Grail" means many things. It could mean "Personal Grail", being a radio from your childhood that might not be a high dollar collectors item, but means allot to you. Or it could mean the top of the hobby.
This hobby decided long ago what two radio's were Kings of the Hill. Long before I ever wandered onto this site.
Those are the mighty JVC RC-M90 and the volume King Kong Conion C-100. Both of these boxes have eluded me....
BUT TODAY....one of them is in my hands!
The path to my hands started many weeks ago, while having a conversation with THAFUZZ (who coincidently, was the very first person to reply to my very first post here on Boomboxery when I first joined!). He told me a story about a C100 and member trippy1313 and after some conversation's between the three of us, I was able to make a deal with Kenny to purchase said C100. I can not thank THAFUZZ enough, this is not the first time he and I have done business and I have to say, he is a straight up honest guy, top tier, best of Boomboxery. Thank you Adam!
And trippy1313 AKA Kenny also went WAY beyond the call of duty on this one. He was kind enough to really work with me on the logistics of what it would take to get it from Washington state to Italy unharmed. He removed the power supply and wrapped it in bubble warp and stored it safely in the radio to prevent it from destroying the insides during transit. Since he never shipped a radio before, he followed my instructions to the T and it got here with no issues. He chose the correct heavy gauge cardboard, double wrapped the box in large bubble wrap, then cardboard again, then bubble wrapped again then boxed! Absolutely perfect. All while juggling a job, wife, kids....man, I can't thank you enough. You are AWESOME!
As soon as I got the radio unboxed, I walk up stairs, grinning ear to ear and the first words out of my wife's mouth....
"It's missin' parts"
So YES!, as you can see, it's missing the cassette deck door as so many do....BUT IT HAS THE BOTTOM TRAY!
Also the feet are in excellent shape. It needs the volume record knob, which Adam has and I may have a go at building a deck door out of 777 door, which Adam has! It needs 2 new antenna, the metal trim around the lower deck keys and drawer (Caution, I'm ready for your trim kit!) and some love.
Kenny was kind enough to give her a good clean before it was shipped and I think it's looks pretty darn good!
This hobby decided long ago what two radio's were Kings of the Hill. Long before I ever wandered onto this site.
Those are the mighty JVC RC-M90 and the volume King Kong Conion C-100. Both of these boxes have eluded me....
BUT TODAY....one of them is in my hands!
The path to my hands started many weeks ago, while having a conversation with THAFUZZ (who coincidently, was the very first person to reply to my very first post here on Boomboxery when I first joined!). He told me a story about a C100 and member trippy1313 and after some conversation's between the three of us, I was able to make a deal with Kenny to purchase said C100. I can not thank THAFUZZ enough, this is not the first time he and I have done business and I have to say, he is a straight up honest guy, top tier, best of Boomboxery. Thank you Adam!
And trippy1313 AKA Kenny also went WAY beyond the call of duty on this one. He was kind enough to really work with me on the logistics of what it would take to get it from Washington state to Italy unharmed. He removed the power supply and wrapped it in bubble warp and stored it safely in the radio to prevent it from destroying the insides during transit. Since he never shipped a radio before, he followed my instructions to the T and it got here with no issues. He chose the correct heavy gauge cardboard, double wrapped the box in large bubble wrap, then cardboard again, then bubble wrapped again then boxed! Absolutely perfect. All while juggling a job, wife, kids....man, I can't thank you enough. You are AWESOME!
As soon as I got the radio unboxed, I walk up stairs, grinning ear to ear and the first words out of my wife's mouth....
"It's missin' parts"
So YES!, as you can see, it's missing the cassette deck door as so many do....BUT IT HAS THE BOTTOM TRAY!
Also the feet are in excellent shape. It needs the volume record knob, which Adam has and I may have a go at building a deck door out of 777 door, which Adam has! It needs 2 new antenna, the metal trim around the lower deck keys and drawer (Caution, I'm ready for your trim kit!) and some love.
Kenny was kind enough to give her a good clean before it was shipped and I think it's looks pretty darn good!
(Yeah, I know, the things I think about)
