09-26-2015, 04:12 PM
Today I removed the chassis and speaker from my 37-61 cathedral radio I just bought. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the chassis seems not to have been worked on since the 1940s or so. The only repair I can find is a replacement electrolytic soldered across one of the old filter caps. Looks like an excellent candidate for complete restoration.The speaker cone was complete toast, but the spider at the center is fine, thank goodness, so I am going to just order a cone and try re-coning it myself. There is a great YouTube video showing how to do this. Another relief I found is that all the wiring inside is cloth covered and in excellent shape. This should be a fun project !
