Model Details Required - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Wayne64 · 1st Feb 2017, 3:57 pm

Hi and many thanks for accepting me onto the forum. I recently picked up the attached record player and am trying to discover what model it is. It says Ferguson inside the lid but no other details. I am guessing it's one of the HF range?

Edward Huggins · 1st Feb 2017, 4:27 pm

I think you'll find that it actually says Fidelity in that lid! It's a Fidelity HF45 transistor model from about 1967.

Tom_I · 1st Feb 2017, 11:21 pm

I think Edward is right about the make. I'm not sure exactly which model it is. It looks like an HF45, but the speaker grille is different from the ones you normally see, and there's also a pilot lamp between the two knobs, which the familiar HF45 doesn't have.

Here's a similar one, and that logo inside the lid definitely says "Fidelity",

camtechman · 2nd Feb 2017, 2:31 pm

Wayne,

Do you realise that you have the 2 screws in the transport position ?

(see pic 1 below, both marked with yellow circles).

You should screw these all the way down when using the record player in play mode.

Tom_I · 2nd Feb 2017, 4:45 pm

Having had a look around, I think this is a Fidelity model HF38.

1st Feb 2017, 3:57 pm	#1
Wayne64 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 1	Model Details Required Hi and many thanks for accepting me onto the forum. I recently picked up the attached record player and am trying to discover what model it is. It says Ferguson inside the lid but no other details. I am guessing it's one of the HF range? Attached Thumbnails

1st Feb 2017, 4:27 pm	#2
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,338	Re: Model Details Required I think you'll find that it actually says Fidelity in that lid! It's a Fidelity HF45 transistor model from about 1967. __________________ Edward.

1st Feb 2017, 11:21 pm	#3
Tom_I Heptode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Herts. UK. Posts: 549	Re: Model Details Required I think Edward is right about the make. I'm not sure exactly which model it is. It looks like an HF45, but the speaker grille is different from the ones you normally see, and there's also a pilot lamp between the two knobs, which the familiar HF45 doesn't have. Here's a similar one, and that logo inside the lid definitely says "Fidelity", Attached Thumbnails

2nd Feb 2017, 2:31 pm	#4
camtechman Nonode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK. Posts: 2,552	Re: Model Details Required Wayne, Do you realise that you have the 2 screws in the transport position ? (see pic 1 below, both marked with yellow circles). You should screw these all the way down when using the record player in play mode. Attached Thumbnails __________________ When I die, please don't let my Wife sell my collection for the amount I told her I paid for it!

2nd Feb 2017, 4:45 pm	#5
Tom_I Heptode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Herts. UK. Posts: 549	Re: Model Details Required Having had a look around, I think this is a Fidelity model HF38.