Bemoaning the loss of the repair shops of the past

[DustyK47]

While it's nice to be able to fix most problems with boomboxes (and other electronics as well), I still miss the local repair shops where you could bring in something and they would be able to get it working for you again; as well as order parts for you.

True, all this was before the Interwebs () and the disposable technology around lately. When things were made with pride and quality.

I really miss the main shop that was here many, many years.

Things I think about at night...

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Recently I found a repair shop local to me. He specializes in vintage gear, mostly home equipment. I recently had him repair an 8 track player I bought off eBay. It needed a belt, but also had a leaky capacitor which had eaten a resistor on the main board. It's tip top now. His prices reflet todays norm, so it's hard to justify the repair cost on certain items. He's not particularly fond of boomboxes (have heard that story many times) and told me it wouldn't be cheap to fix them. But I have a few units I may take to him that I just can't seem to get dialed in. The M90, C100 ect are units that would be worth getting that last 5-10% working.

 

[Blahchool]

I'm in Southern NH. Have a Sharp VZ-2000 boombox that I spent a few months trying to get repaired. Called tons of places down in the Boston area. Got a few referrals, including a handful of partially retired guys. Could only find two shops that would take a look at it. First one said no chance they can work on it. At least most of the other ones saved me the trip and told me that on the phone. Second took it for a month, opened it once, and told me it was too much for him. Such a shame. Hate to see it in my basement wasting away.