Since the stereo had been repaired before, and was (in our opinions) too far gone for further repair, and because we can now recycle electronic equipment, I was given permission to disassemble the Oscar-eating stereo and go on a recovery mission.
Here's what it looked like to begin with (sans speakers):
The first roadblock I hit was getting the faceplate off. It had 12 or so screws holding it in place, most of which I could get out, no problem. But three of them were in this crazy-recessed holes, and I didn't have any screwdrivers long/skinny enough to get in there. I went as far as going to the hardware store to buy a new screwdriver, but the head on the one I got was too thick for the screws. Curses. Luckily, I had a stupid idea that actually turned out to work. I taped a Phillips-head bit onto the end of a long flathead screwdriver, and presto!
Once those tricky screws were out, it was a simple matter of taking out about a hundred more screws, in a very particular order. Every piece removed exposed more screws to enable me to take out the next part.
At this point, the CD was in sight! Still not even close to accessible, but it was nice to know that it was actually in there.
By now, the CD-changing mechanism was separated from the rest of the stereo, but the CD itself was still surrounded by many intricate, interlocking parts. Time for the smaller screwdrivers.
Huzzah! The parts have all been taken off, and now the CD is free! Sadly, the now-defunct stereo had one last nasty secret. It had not only hidden the Oscar Peterson CD, it had broken it in the process. Boo-urns...
The last step was to put it back together. I'm going to offer it up for sale on eBay. $250 obo, some assembly required.
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Wait till I tell you about what I did to the paper shredder.
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