Here is a newly acquired, right out of the box vintage Masco ME-18P. This unit has the phono/turntable on top, hence the P in the model #. I just quickly soldered in a 1/4″ connector for a speaker out and played my Seagull thru it. It has a piezo pickup, cedar top, etc. and it was spectacular. This amp is 18w output but more than enough volume for anyone. I could not crank it very far before it got really loud. I will try an electric thru it soon. I have not tried the turntable with a record but it does spin when I turn on the switch on top. It plays 78s, 45s, 33s. I have attached some pics. This unit arrived in the electronics store in Denver where I got it today on Nov. 1, 1957 and has all the paperwork and a letter from Mrs. Mark A. Simpson, including the orig shipping box and packing. What a beaut! Jam on.
jerry
Dear jerry,
my name is Daniele and I am an Italian hobbyst harp player. I have read with great interest your post about the Masco since I have a working Italian Radio FM/ phono/ turntable dated 1957 which looks very similar to your Masco and through which i would like to try to play amplified harp. How can I do ? Where/how to create an imput for an HI-Z Mic ? Any suggestion would be really appreciated !
Ciao,
Daniele, Florence, Italy
The masco you looked at is an amplifier. Does your model have any imput jacks for a microphone?There might be some threaded looking things on the side maybe? If you send me some picture I will see if I can help.
Thank you,
Duane
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I just got a masco MA-25P today and there are 3 mic inputs on the side. I will be trying it out soon.