General Electric BC-1-A Broadcast Console Mixer

For sale is this gorgeous 1950's radio/recording studio console. See all attached docs/pics for more detail.  NOTE: Although this is listed as local pickup only (due to weight), I may be driving to the Chicago area soon and could possibly meet someone there or in WI, if it works out.

Here are the bullet points of what we know and what's been done:
• It came from a radio station in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The engineer we purchased it from got it directly from the radio station many years ago as his father was an engineer there. Although he bought it, we are technically only the 2nd owner since he bought it for the purpose of restoring it to sell it.
• It has been rebuilt with several modifications. The power supply was also rebuilt and restored. We're assuming a lot of the original tube components were either not restorable or missing. Some of the electrolytic capacitors and transistors are 1960's-1970's era.
• Specs are an amazing 30-30K, better than the original specs.
• All internal soldering and grounding has been meticulously carried out with umpteen man-hours.
• The outside of the console was completely stripped and painted at an auto-body shop with durable auto paint with a nice luster, period-color, finish.
• We have the original manual and a booklet of notes for the restoration work done to it.
• Here are all of the transformers in the console: **approx. $6,000 current value of transformers alone, if these were to be parted out:
o (24) UTC A-20 ($150-$300 current prices/ea), so about $225 avg/ea = $5,400
o (4) Gates T1 input transformers #478-0145-000 AI-10426
o (5) Micro Electronics TA-20600SP
o (4) Hammond MRI-3002 150/600 ohm primary ($30-$95/ea), so $62.50 avg/ea = $250
• Console comes with custom heavy-duty stand, custom Studio Slips cover, original manual and tech documents. The package also includes 1 spare meter and 2 spare boards. The Anvil case in the photos for the power supply is not included in the package. There are a couple of paint nicks on the back of the console. Other than that, it is pretty much mint!

GE Console Custom AUDIO CONSOLE:

FEATURES

• • Dual Stereo Console with Mono Composite 
• • 2 Stereo Selectable output busses at +4
• • 2 mono output busses at +4
• • 12 Channels with CUE on each
• • 9 with 2 Selectable inputs per channel 
• • 3 Channels with Single inputs
• • 4 Switches with 2 Selectable inputs can be configured to any channel input
• • Total of 29 High Level  inputs
• • 4 Microphone Pre-amps can be configured for 4 Mono Microphone Or 2 Stereo Microphone to any Channel.  
• • Microphone Muting is available to any input by setting a jumper 
• • Modular plug-in electronics for each channel I/O
• • VU meters Can be Illuminated
• • Monitor sector switch. Aux, AM Air, FM Air, PGM1, PGM2, and Mono. 
• • Head Phone sector switch. Aux, AM Air, FM Air, PGM1, PGM2, and Mono. 
• • 12 Remote Start Switch with lights
• • 600 ohm, transformer balanced in and out

Durable 

• • Heavy Steel Construction 
• • Gold platted contacts on Switch Craft Lever Switches
• • Devin / Shaklee   Pots
• • Weston 1932 VU Meters

Console Headroom 25db

Freq.   30 hz to 20 khz +/- .5 db

Distortion     .025 %

Noise  -52 db down

3 Power Supplys 45 vdc, 30 vdc, 24 vdc  All powers are + voltage out

Inputs:

  Equipped with

    Mic (mono/stereo) .......... Can be 4 Mono or 2 Stereo

    Hi-Level ................... all others

Input impedance:

    Mic ........................ 150 ohms source, transformer balanced.

    Hi-Level ................... 600 ohm, transformer balanced.

Outputs:

    All Pgm Out................. +4 dBm(0VU)                                 

    Monitor .................... 12 watts per channel

    Cue ........................ 10 watt into 8 ohms.

    Headphones ................. 10 watt into 8 ohms.

Output Impedance:

    All Pgm .................... 600 ohms, transformer balanced.

    Monitor .................... 8 ohms

    Headphones ................. 8 ohms

    Cue ........................ 8 ohms 

Crosstalk ...................... below noise level

Stereo Separation .............. greater than 65dB

Power Requirements:

    Voltage .................... 117VAC 

    Frequency .................. 50/60Hz.

Dimensions:

    Height ..................... 10"

    Depth ...................... 19"

    Width ...................... 52 ½"     

    Weight ..................... around 100 lbs.

Cabinet:

    Material ................... 0.125" aluminum

    Finish: textured scratch resistant bright cream color 

            with Red Oak end panels.

Panel:

    Material ................... 0.125" aluminum

    Finish: Horizontally ground, brushed and clear anodized aluminum 

            with black epoxy silk screening

Frequency Response:

    All Pgm .................... within 1.0dB, 20Hz - 20kHz.

    Monitor .................... within 1.5dB, 20Hz - 20kHz

Total Harmonic Distortion:

    All Pgm .................... 0.05%, 20Hz - 20kHz.

    Monitor .................... 0.1%, 20Hz - 20kHz.

I.M. Distortion

    All Pgm .................... less than 0.15% @ +22dBm output

    Monitor .................... less than 0.2% @ 12 watts

Signal-to-Noise:

    All Pgm .................... better than 75dB below +8dBm output

Plug-in modules:

    Types ............. Mic Preamp, Hi-Level input, Cue Headphone Amp,

                        Line Amp, Power Amp and Voltage Regulator.

    Total ............. 9 to 17

Please email with any questions or to come and see the console. Serious inquiries only please. Will consider reasonable offers. Local pickup only in the Minneapolis-St Paul area. if need be, I'd entertain delivering within and 8-hr drive for a small fee, or meeting you part-way within surrounding states.

See our other listings for more studio equipment. 

Thanks!