Audio Systems: 1963 Oldsmobile reverb unit, reverb units, reverb unit


Question
we are interested to find  a set of instructions on HOW to install this unit into a ' 63 Olds Convertible.  We know the hard ware goes in the truck some where and the switch must be installed by cutting a hole in the dash or under the lip of the dash where the power aerial & power top switch is. thankYOU for your help on this project for our classic car. jc

Answer
Sorry it's too old for me to remember much.

Here is a forum discussion that might help:

http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/electrical/17418-reverb-radio.html

Here is another interesting discussion about reverbs in GM cars.  Maybe helpful, too:

http://forums.aaca.org/f115/reverb-systems-177974.html

In those days reverb units were electro-mechanical.  The audio signal was fed into a voice coil which excited the reverb 'spring'.  The audio traveled down the spring and at the other end was a microphone pickup which fed the signal back into the audio amplifier of the radio unit.  That's the basic principle.

Hope this is enough to help you 'figger' it out.