TONFUNK Violetta vintage radiogram with turntable on top

The radiogram is dusty and has not been used for a while. I know nothing about the technical workings of this piece of equipment, so I am describing what I have found when I turned it on today. I can report the following functionality, or not: 

It comes to life when switched on, but seems to take a few minutes to warm up.

There is life in the radio and I could get Radio 4 and Kiss FM on the last wave button, UKW. The tone still sounds lovely and deep and does change when you apply the top right buttons Sprache, Orchester, Tanz. The treble and bass dials also affect the sound as you would expect.

There seems to be a disconnect between the tuning dial on the right and the red tuning needle which should move along the station/wave numbers. This needle doesn't move (well only very slightly) and seems stuck on the far left side. Nevertheless, on the UKW button I could move the tuning dial to get to these channels. The green light to the left changes colour and shape appropriately and seems to reflect how accurate the tuning is becoming. I don't think that the fine tuner dial at the back of the tuning dial is working- it feels as if there is a disconnect that needs tightening up.

None of the other buttons LW, MW, KW seemed tuneable, although there was electronic sound coming from them.

The turntable on the top I think is supposed to start rotating when you lift the arm out. It started turning after a few minutes, but it is too slow for the speed selected. It is almost there, but I only tested it on a 45 record. The needle in there seems to work. However, the turntable keeps turning even when you have replaced the arm and changed the button to a radio wave setting: that can't be right.

The body work is very scratched on the top and has scratches on the sides. The fabric mesh on the front is mainly complete- a loose thread or too on the right and a slight discolouration line near the Sprach-Orchester-Tanz buttons

The radiogram still has the original wire connection to the mains-see photo and photos of the back. That is probably electrically hazardous and needs modernising. 

I believe this is a 1950s radiogram. It has been in our family since my father bought it from an Officers mess in Germany in the 1950s, where it had been the height of entertainment technology at the time. I have always loved the rich tone of it and was fascinated by how you could find all kinds of stations when it was working properly. It would be great if someone could restore it to new life and enjoy it.

It undoubtedly needs a good clean and service- there must be plenty of dust inside and maybe a buyer might be lucky that that is its main problem? This could be a treat for an enthusiast!

Please note there are no guarantees based on the above account I have given as to the state of this equipment.

 

Any questions please ask and I'll try to answer.

Collection in person only from central Harrogate, HG2, North Yorkshire