07-22-2013, 01:51 AM
Hello, new member here.
I purchased a restored 39-6 from someone who supposedly specializes in radio restorations. It was my first purchase, so I guess I should live and learn. Once I got it home, I was able to pop it out of the chassis to look it over.
I looked up the specifics of the radio and found it online. It turns out the person doing the restoring did a heroic effort on a radio that may have been better off parted out.
In a nutshell, this is what I saw:
1. The chassis is mounted directly on the wood cabinet, no rubber spacers. Because of this the dial looks slightly low.
2. The speaker was severely damaged. While it works, it distorts at high volumes due to the repair - it looks like RTV was used to repair a quarter-sized tear in the cone. There was also an unrepaired crack. Since the speaker repair used RTV (why?), I figured why not and used a small dab to stop it from getting any worse. It sounds much better now.
3. The dial needle is not original, or one of the needles has broken off. Basically it needs replacing.
4. The cabinet was re-veneered. *facepalm*
On the good side, the radio was electronically restored: recapped and it is clean inside with good tubes. The dial does not fully crank over to the highest frequency, it tops off at about 1550KHz. Sounds strong and clean.
So basically, I'm looking for certain parts to get it into more tip-top shape. A replacement speaker, rubber standoffs, and a dial needle would be a good start.
I found the rubber parts, but I do not know the sizes. I can also get another dial "lens" online, but this model did not have a metal bezel.
Anyone with tips on where I can get the parts I need?
I purchased a restored 39-6 from someone who supposedly specializes in radio restorations. It was my first purchase, so I guess I should live and learn. Once I got it home, I was able to pop it out of the chassis to look it over.
I looked up the specifics of the radio and found it online. It turns out the person doing the restoring did a heroic effort on a radio that may have been better off parted out.
In a nutshell, this is what I saw:
1. The chassis is mounted directly on the wood cabinet, no rubber spacers. Because of this the dial looks slightly low.
2. The speaker was severely damaged. While it works, it distorts at high volumes due to the repair - it looks like RTV was used to repair a quarter-sized tear in the cone. There was also an unrepaired crack. Since the speaker repair used RTV (why?), I figured why not and used a small dab to stop it from getting any worse. It sounds much better now.
3. The dial needle is not original, or one of the needles has broken off. Basically it needs replacing.
4. The cabinet was re-veneered. *facepalm*
On the good side, the radio was electronically restored: recapped and it is clean inside with good tubes. The dial does not fully crank over to the highest frequency, it tops off at about 1550KHz. Sounds strong and clean.
So basically, I'm looking for certain parts to get it into more tip-top shape. A replacement speaker, rubber standoffs, and a dial needle would be a good start.
I found the rubber parts, but I do not know the sizes. I can also get another dial "lens" online, but this model did not have a metal bezel.
Anyone with tips on where I can get the parts I need?
